Scientists know the physical changes in the brain that indicate Alzheimer’s disease happen decades before the life-altering symptoms take hold, thanks to detection techniques…
New drugs designed to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s in the early stages, like Leqembi and Kisunla, might perform well in a carefully controlled…
Robin McIntyre learned at age 29 that she carries the gene for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. For this hair stylist based in Las Vegas, the…
Should healthy people take an Alzheimer’s blood test? Clinical guidelines say no. But Quest Diagnostics, one of America’s largest medical diagnostic companies, seemed to…
This Live Talk is produced by Being Patient with support provided by the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging and Eli Lilly and Company…
Does Alzheimer’s start with an infection? Thirty years on, biophysicist Ruth Itzhaki’s research linking viruses with Alzheimer’s is finally getting the attention it deserves….
It can be hard to tell the difference between someone who’s sleeping and someone who’s resting their eyes. But sleeping isn’t just rest —…
Anti-amyloid drugs like Leqembi and Kisunla are among the first FDA-approved treatments for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. But these breakthroughs come with a tradeoff: Up…
The Alzheimer’s Association’s latest “Facts and Figures” report finds most Americans want early screening and access to disease-modifying drugs — even at high cost…
A person who struggles with tasks they’ve been doing for years or asks the same question over and over again may be showing the…
Dementia care expert Teepa Snow is a certified occupational therapist with more than 40 years of clinical and academic experience. She regularly provides online…
Your genetics could make you more vulnerable to the side effects of the new class of Alzheimer’s drugs. Carrying two copies of the ApoE4…
This article is part of the Journey to Diagnosis series, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eli Lilly. Living with multiple sclerosis…
Traumatic brain injury is one of the world’s leading cause of death and disability. Blunt force trauma to the brain, often from a bad…
Why are researchers still fumbling in the quest to cure what is arguably one of the most important diseases confronting humankind — Alzheimer’s disease?…