Analyzing more than 120,000 brain scans, researchers mapped the way the brain grows — and shrinks — over time. What happens to the adult…
Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day: Here are three science-backed reasons to spend some time outside — or…
Scientists are exploring the role of tau tangles in Alzheimer’s, and whether addressing these misfolded proteins could treat the disease. Here’s what you need…
Ka`imi A. Sinclair has devoted her career to brain health equity in indigenous communities and to getting these communities more involved in Alzheimer’s and…
Pam Montana knew something about her memory was off. Persistently advocating for herself, she finally learned that she was right: It was Alzheimer’s. In…
With a new FDA approval, the Alzheimer’s drug found in Aricept will soon be on the market in skin patch form called Adlarity. The…
Being Patient Editor in Chief Deborah Kan reflects on her experience at a recent Yale Healthcare Conference — and on the power of patient…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized its decision to limit the coverage of Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm and future monoclonal antibodies. In February…
A new study finds that later-life alcohol abuse could be an early red flag for dementia. Excessive drinking that begins later in life can…
ApoE4 has long been understood to boost Alzheimer’s risk. For the first time, scientists studied this Alzheimer’s risk factor gene in the American Indian…
The brain’s power generators, mitochondria, could hold the key to Alzheimer’s. Despite accounting for just two percent of our body weight, the brain consumes…
Scriptwriter, cupcake entrepreneur and Shark Tank winner Tracey Wheeler Noonan reflects on the decline of her parents’ health due to Alzheimer’s. In caregiving, we…
Metabolic health and brain health are closely linked. Scientists are looking at whether fasting could protect us from neurodegeneration. The longer you use a…
Brain cells called oligodendrocytes wrap protective sheaths around neurons. But when that protection starts to break down, it may distract the brain’s cleaning crew,…
Alzheimer’s disease is considered fatal because it often leads to death. But dying of Alzheimer’s is a bit more complicated than that. Alzheimer’s disease…