Image: Phil Gutis receives an aducanumab infusion while carrying out his “silly shoe challenge.” Phil Gutis reflects on the significance of participating in the…
Biogen’s aducanumab — a human antibody-based drug that targets beta-amyloid plaques, which are found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s — has gone…
Dementia is notoriously difficult to accurately diagnose. Parkinson’s disease dementia and Lewy body dementia can be especially hard to tell apart, even for experts….
The number of cases of dementia in the U.S. is rising as baby boomers age, raising questions for boomers themselves and also for their families, caregivers…
As part of our BrainTalk series, newscaster Genevieve Glass speaks with Dr. Michael Geschwind about the causes of rapidly progressive dementias — relatively uncommon…
Áine Kelly, professor in physiology at the Trinity College Dublin, shares insights on the benefits of exercise for our memory, blood vessels and immune…
Misplacing your car keys, calling your neighbor by the wrong name or forgetting to buy bread at the grocery store are common memory lapses….
As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with John Gastil and movement disorder specialist Dr. Zoltan Mari about the symptoms, diagnosis and…
The article is part II of a Being Patient series about the financial burdens of dementia. Check out part I and part III for…
A new study indicates that the brain-boosting benefits of psychological resilience — including overcoming conditions like persistent loneliness — might offset harm and ultimately…
In 2013, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals co-founders Justin Klee and Josh Cohen, undergraduate students at Brown University at the time, hypothesized that targeting two dysfunctional pathways…
This weekend, Eli Lilly and Company presented detailed results of its phase 2 TRAILBLAZER-ALZ trial, showing that its investigational drug donanemab — monoclonal antibody…
When we swallow, we use muscles to move food and liquid from our mouth all the way down to our stomach, and that requires…
The Alzheimer’s research community has been working for decades to find an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, largely by targeting one of the hallmarks…
Less than a year after Seth Rogen and his now wife, Lauren Miller Rogen started dating, Lauren’s mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Since…