Psychologist and composer İdil Özkan shares how music helped her understand her father’s Alzheimer’s journey and how it inspired works like her solo piece…
Decades ago, University of Manchester biophysicist Ruth Itzhaki made a startling discovery: Her team found the cold sore-causing virus, herpes (HSV-1) in the brains…
Sarah Akin hopes this holiday that caregivers give themselves a little grace — and that visiting family do the same. Akin, who is 35…
This controversial, first-of-its-kind, algae-based drug for Alzheimer’s was approved in China. But citing financial concerns, the drugmaker is retiring it for good. Green Valley…
When is it right to reject an expensive new drug? University of Liverpool researchers Paul Atkinson and Sally Sheard respond to the UK’s recent…
Despite approval from the UK health authority, the UK’s state-run insurer won’t pay for Alzheimer’s drugs Leqembi and Kisunla. The decision is not yet…
Endurance athlete and former aerospace engineer Scott Berkheiser was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 56, after years of unexplained symptoms and a…
The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement. Over the past…
Experts share essential heat safety tips as climate-related dangers increase for families living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. As a heat wave…
Fireworks, large family gatherings, parades mark a special holiday in the U.S. — Independence Day or July 4th. But if you are caring for…
Since their discovery in the 1960s, stem cells have captivated our curiosity. Unlike other cells in the body, stem cells are changeable — they…
One of the most enduring questions humans have is how long we’re going to live. With this comes the question of how much of…
When Jamie Tyrone opened the e-mail from a direct-to-consumer DNA company, she thought she was satisfying a casual curiosity. Instead, she learned she carries…
Award-winning journalist Jennie Erin Smith spent seven years in mountaintop communities and laboratories in Colombia researching her nonfiction book, Valley of Forgetting. It follows…
Is the fountain of youth really filled with Red Bull? Yes, according to some news headlines. “Common energy drink ingredient taurine ‘may slow aging…