The monoclonal antibody drugs targeting the brain’s amyloid plaques dominated the news cycle in 2023. Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi was approved by the FDA…
The Food and Drug Administration has decided to postpone its decision on the approval of Eli Lilly’s candidate Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab. The delay has…
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The internet is abuzz with claims that biomarker blood tests are the key to predicting dementia 15 years out. Indeed, up to now, the…
Nothing is more exciting than when my favorite basketball team, the Toronto Raptors, announced that they were signing a star player that could help…
Scientists are looking for ways to detect cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s faster, so that they can treat the disease sooner. This research involves discovering…
An Alzheimer’s blood biomarker test can’t actually determine whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s disease — but it can help signal to doctors…
Alzheimer’s blood tests: a new frontier in neurodegenerative diagnostics, getting the world a big step closer to earlier, more accessible Alzheimer’s diagnosis. But it’s…
By 2030, experts estimate that more than 8 million Americans will be living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Black Americans will make…
Biogen renounced ownership of their controversial anti-Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm after years of dismal sales. The company is also halting an ongoing clinical trial set…
About 14 of every 100 of Black Americans older than 65 have Alzheimer’s disease, compared 10 in 100 white Americans of the same age…
As Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia progress, brain cells and their connections degenerate and die, including those crucial for recalling old memories. That…
Even after decades of studying Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other similar conditions, scientists still don’t know what exactly causes the disease to develop. What they…