The number of people living with dementia is projected to more than triple by 2050, soaring to 152 million cases worldwide. Not all types of…
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We asked our readers to send us their most pressing questions on Alzheimer’s disease. The thing on everyone’s mind? Diet and Alzheimer’s. We took…
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…
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…
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Researchers in China taught village health providers how to prescribe blood pressure medication. Despite not being doctors, this intervention lowered blood pressure and dementia…
May 26, 2025 Jenni Engel lost her mom, Donna, to Alzheimer’s in 2020 after caring for her for 6 years. She is an adoptive…
Mike Zuendel’s search for his missing cell phone resulted in a trip to the doctor. Forgetting words and misplacing items were clues that something…
Eleven years after Dr. Miia Kivipelto’s landmark FINGER trial demonstrated that lifestyle changes can help protect the brain, researchers continue to discover how the…
Many people experience painful swelling in their joints, especially as they get older. Last year, the CDC reported that more than half of adults…
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From clinical trials to funding cuts: Here’s how changes at NIH are reshaping Alzheimer’s and dementia research. As of September 2024, 495 clinical trials…