It hasn’t been a great year for Alzheimer’s drugs—or really a great decade, even. The most recent Phase 3 trial cancellation was a study…
An under-utilized tool could help correctly diagnose and manage dementia, leading to better care, according to the 2019 IDEAS study. Published in the Journal…
Scientists have found something troubling off the coasts of Florida and Massachusetts: The brains of beached dolphins are showing signs of beta-amyloid, the protein…
Gloria Brown didn’t get a good night’s sleep. Her husband, Arthur Brown, 79, has Alzheimer’s disease and had spent most of the night pacing…
After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, many caregivers and patients feel as if they are sent away with a pamphlet, pills and little concrete advice on…
Women who spend less time in their reproductive years—those who get their period later, start menopause early or have a hysterectomy—may have a greater…
On Thursday, Biogen, along with its Japanese partner Eisai, announced it would be canceling two late-stage trials testing their drug aducanumab. The drug was…
Jeff Borghoff and his wife Kimberly speak about participating in the Biogen drug trial testing aducanumab, a drug that targets beta-amyloid. The late-stage trial…
Clinical trial participants, researchers and investors were reeling on Thursday after Biogen and Eisai, its Japanese pharmaceutical partner, announced that they would be halting two…
Most people get a yearly eye exam to test their vision and look for signs of degeneration and even diabetes, brain tumors and high…
Dementia is steadily rising in the ranks of causes of death in America, according to a new report released by the National Center for…
Research from a new study out of M.I.T. shows that specific combinations of light and sound are able to greatly reduce the toxic protein…
We know that having a parent with Alzheimer’s disease or inheriting the ApoE4 gene puts a person at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s. Now,…
For a disease that has no cure or treatment to stave off the symptoms, a new study offering even a sliver of positive news…
Alzheimer’s disrupts a lot of the brain, but it doesn’t disrupt your ability to feel emotion. You can still feel loved, lonely, sad or upset.