Phil’s Journal: Better Cognitive Assessments Are On the Way—I Tried One
I first saw the briefcase-sized computer monitor at the Alzheimer’s Association’s conference last summer in San Diego. Tom O’Neill, the president of a company…
I first saw the briefcase-sized computer monitor at the Alzheimer’s Association’s conference last summer in San Diego. Tom O’Neill, the president of a company…
Memory loss, confusion, cognitive impairment, and brain inflammation. Those aren’t just the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. A year after a…
Lecanemab, Eisai and Biogen’s experimental anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drug, which recently wrapped its Phase 3 clinical trials, continues to make the news. Some of these…
Could insulin treat Alzheimer’s the same way it treats diabetes? Evidence shows Alzheimer’s might be more similar to a metabolic disorder, like diabetes, than…
More than 6.5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to more than double. One in 3…
Chris Hemsworth, the 39-year-old actor best known for his portrayal of Thor the God of Thunder (and his luscious, golden hair), has discovered he…
They’ve been studying the same group of people for 76 years. This is what they’ve learned about Alzheimer’s disease… so far. Psychology in epidemiology…
A class of medications called cholinesterase inhibitors help to turn back the clock on Alzheimer’s disease’s cognitive symptoms. More than a third people over…
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. In an October 31, 2022 statement from the White House, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. reminds the…
Research shows two of every five cases of Alzheimer’s and related dementias are preventable. According to credible, peer-reviewed scientific studies, here are the 8…
Researchers in Tokyo continue encouraging research on oxytocin as a potential Alzheimer’s drug target. When administered nasally, the hormone appeared to reverse cognitive decline…
The hunt for the genetic causes of Alzheimer’s is underway. But there are more than 20,000 genes encoded in our DNA — and that’s…
When brain cells become starved of oxygen and sugar, they start dying. Many researchers believe that this process of neuronal death is a driving…
Donald Weaver, a researcher and physician who acts as co-director at the Krembil Brain Institute, provides evidence that Alzheimer’s is a result of the…
Although it has long been known that women are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s than men – two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women –…