Is Leqembi Safe? What to Know About the New Alzheimer’s Drug’s Side Effects
In January of 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved the second anti-amyloid therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, Leqembi (generic name lecanemab). A new Alzheimer’s…
In January of 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved the second anti-amyloid therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, Leqembi (generic name lecanemab). A new Alzheimer’s…
Over 55 million people worldwide have dementia. This mind-robbing condition has a huge impact on society and the economy, so scientists are working hard…
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“If it’s good for your heart, it’s good for your brain.” This is long-standing wisdom in the medical community, says Dr. Gregory Jicha, a neurology…
Have you heard of Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro? These new medications — that muffle hunger signals in the brain — are all the rage….
Could the MIND diet — a healthy diet heavy on vegetables and whole grains and moderate on fish, poultry and wine — prevent your…
We all know that a diet lacking in nutrition leads to poor health — but scientists have now studied the impact on mice who…
We’ll get to the important question of beta-amyloid plaque build-up, but first, the basics: What is beta-amyloid protein, what does beta-amyloid do in the…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. In Southern Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, researchers…
The human gut is home to trillions of microscopic organisms — collectively called the microbiome. The bacteria in the gut help digest food; they…
Over 30 million people live with Alzheimer’s disease worldwide, making it the most common form of dementia. Two thirds of those diagnoses are women….
Like Kanye West, coconut oil has recently undergone a 180° change in its public perception. Coconut oil is a saturated fat meaning that it…
According to the World Health Organization, more than 55 million people have dementia worldwide. And that number is growing: Every year, nearly 10 million…
A human being has as many as 25,000 different genes in their DNA. It’s wild to think that just one tiny little mutation can…