Receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis often leaves caregivers and patients feeling confused. While the rate at which Alzheimer’s disease progresses varies, it typically moves slowly…
Dr. Alan Green’s patients travel from around the country to his tiny practice in Queens, N.Y., lured by the prospect of longer lives. Over…
Alzheimer’s disrupts a lot of the brain, but it doesn’t disrupt your ability to feel emotion. You can still feel loved, lonely, sad or upset.
When seniors go to a doctor’s office, they get a routine wellness exam that includes checking their height and weight, blood pressure and an…
A new study from the Mayo Clinic shows that people with sleep apnea are more likely to have higher levels of the protein tau,…
Does too much T.V. change our cognitive abilities for the worse? Possibly, according to researchers from Univerity College London, who found that adults who…
A recent study uncovers novel genes related to Alzheimer’s, offering a more comprehensive picture about the connection between the disease and genetics. A new…
What does your brain do while you sleep? According to a new study, deep sleep is when your brain gets a scrub down, washing…
We know that Alzheimer’s is caused by a combination of genetics and environmental factors. But for some people, the chances of getting Alzheimer’s are…
Are you worried that your parent or grandparent is unsafe behind the wheel? Dementia affects everyone differently, but it often disrupts the motor skills…
Heidi V. Pickett and David Weild weigh in on the financial obstacles that have stymied progress in Alzheimer’s drug development. Last month, Roche announced…
While it might sound like a New Age dream that a shrub known as “holy herb” from California could help treat Alzheimer’s, it’s not so…
A new study published in the journal Neurology conducted by researchers in Sweden has found that keeping active in middle age mentally and physically…
It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie with a Goop-esque twist: a company called Ambrosia offers plasma transfusions of “young” blood into…
Medical marijuana will be used to treat dementia patients in the first major trial in the U.K. The trial is funded by Alzheimer’s Research…