Your Guide to FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drugs
Alzheimer’s disease affects one in every three people over the age of 85, and the scale of the epidemic is only worsening. While there…
Alzheimer’s disease affects one in every three people over the age of 85, and the scale of the epidemic is only worsening. While there…
The term “sundowning” is sometimes used to describe a tendency for people living with dementia to become more confused in the late afternoon and…
At first glance, celebrity animal expert Jack Hanna appears to be living a nice, quiet life at his home in Montana. In the mornings,…
When a person is diagnosed with dementia or another debilitating disease or illness, family members are often the first to step up and help….
Do you ever wake up some days and think, “When I was younger, I could survive on just four hours of sleep, but now…
Sometimes, the proteins in the body stop doing their jobs. They turn into polluting plaques, tangles and globs that can build up in the…
Becoming a caregiver for someone you love who is living with dementia can be an incredibly isolating experience. Even with his experience as a…
Dementia is an umbrella term to describe a progressive neurological condition that affects people’s cognitive abilities, such as memory, language and reasoning. Alzheimer’s is…
Dementia progresses in stages. Alzheimer’s disease, for example, is considered to have seven distinct stages, delineated by the areas of the brain the disease…
This would be one less thing to lie awake at night worrying about: In a small study, researchers found that an FDA-approved insomnia drug…
“What I couldn’t find is how someone dies from Alzheimer’s. What do those complications look like in an Alzheimer’s patient? What does it mean for the…
As Dr. Jeff Chen MD, MBA recalled in a recent talk at the 2023 TED Conference in Vancouver, BC, when he was a medical…
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…
Everyone knows someone that looks substantially younger than their actual age. Take actor Keanu Reeves, for example. Some might say he looks about as…
Alzheimer’s is so far incurable, but there are medications out there that can help manage symptoms and improve quality of life for patients and…