This article is part of the Journey to Diagnosis series, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eli Lilly. When Reda Harrison came…
The genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is more strongly influenced by the mother’s side than the father’s side, a recent study has discovered….
Dementia can be tough for young family members to get their heads around. Here are six pieces of guidance from children’s book authors who’ve…
A new drug for Alzheimer’s was just this month approved by the FDA for use in the United States, in people in the earliest…
UPDATED JULY 3: The Food and Drug Administration has approved Kisunla (generic name donanemab), a new Alzheimer’s drug developed by Eli Lilly. The published data…
Here’s the funny thing about Alzheimer’s biomarker blood tests: They can’t actually determine whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s. So what are they…
Some Americans are questioning whether older people like Joe Biden and Donald Trump are cognitively competent to be president, amid reports of the candidates…
Chris Boyce, a Florida hockey player, sustained a number of brain injuries during his 28-year hockey career. The consequence: Boyce experienced an axonal tear…
June 21, 2024 Nicole Smith is the author of Diagnosis Dementia: Your Guide for Eldercare Planning and Crisis Management and a caregiver to two…
Alzheimer’s disease affects one in 10 people over the age of 65. One of the strongest genetic risk factors for developing the disease is…
When Alois Alzheimer first described the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease more than 100 years ago, he spotted the telltale signs of the…
Alzheimer’s, dementia and related conditions can bring about changes that can be incredibly difficult to talk about. Among those taboo topics: sexual intimacy. Family…
Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can…
Our brains change more rapidly at various times of our lives, as though life’s clock was ticking faster than usual. Childhood, adolescence and very…
When neurologists first studied the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, more than 100 years ago, they spotted two abnormal clumps of proteins — beta-amyloid…