A Florida man with dementia went missing yesterday after evacuating to South Carolina out of Hurricane Irma’s path. John Pasquale, the 77-year-old evacuee, requires several…
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s typically happens one of two ways: after death, during an autopsy, or by using a costly PET scan that requires radioactive tracers…
Julie Gregory was at risk for Alzheimer’s. Here’s how genetic testing for Alzheimer’s changed her life. As she turned 50 years old, Julie Gregory…
After making it through the maelstrom of middle age, many adults find themselves approaching older age wondering, “What will give purpose to my life?”…
Estrogen’s role in the brain is complicated when it comes to how it affects memory. According to neuroscientist Gillian Einstein, Ph.D, at the University…
A new analysis from researchers at University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine looked at the combined data of 27 independent research studies…
People not familiar with Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia might use the terms interchangeably, but they’re actually two different diseases that not only have varying…
Alzheimer’s disease has no cure, but getting a diagnosis as quickly as possible can allow patients to start symptom-delaying drugs. The problem with getting…
A study finds that higher lithium levels in drinking water is associated with reduced dementia rates. But, there are some caveats to this finding….
If you feel like you’re always sleep deprived, you’re not alone. Forty-five percent or almost half of the world does not get enough sleep….
Delaying dementia by even five years could reduce the number of cases by one third. Scientists are trying to uncover the key measures that…
A 2017 study from researchers at Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai Medical Center may have game-changing implications for those at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. The study…
Cognitive decline actually starts in our 30s, though we don’t notice the symptoms for several years. Keeping your brain active and preventing dementia isn’t…
Is an Alzheimer’s smell test accurate? While a changing sense of smell could be related to changes in the brain, diagnosing a disease like Alzheimer’s…
The connection between music and Alzheimer’s is the subject of an increasing number of studies–some early evidence even points to music as a potential…
