More than a decade ago, Alzheimer’s vaccines appeared in clinical trials — but failed. Now several companies are gearing up to test the next…
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…
People with Down syndrome have a 9/10 chance of developing early-onset Alzheimer’s — a reality tied to genetics. This genetic condition also makes this…
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…
Women were historically excluded from medical research. The move was originally intended to keep them safe — but in a way, it did the…
Editor’s note: This is a mouse study. Studies in mice rarely translate to humans. An inert and unreactive gas may not seem like an…
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2019, researchers raised concerns it would increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. A recent…
There’s a hereditary typo in Doug Whitney’s genetic code: a variant that all but guarantees its carriers will contract Alzheimer’s disease within their lifetime….
Long COVID, a baffling constellation of physical symptoms that may persist long after a bout of COVID-19, can strike almost every system in the…
Can a seemingly harmless virus in the gut wreak havoc on the brain decades after the initial infection? And could catching and treating an…
February 26, 2025 Bethany Wallace is a long-distance, sandwich caregiver to both of her parents, along with her two siblings. Her mother was diagnosed…
Racism steals time from people’s lives – possibly because of the space it occupies in the mind. In a new study published in the…
Could a headset with flashing lights and sounds stimulate brain waves and treat Alzheimer’s? Cognito’s Phase 3 trial on such a device is trying…
Ontario’s Minister of Sport, 71-year-old Neil Lumsden, recently announced his decision to donate his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada to support research…