Skipping Flu Shots May Up Dementia Risk by 60%
In a study of nearly 2 million people — the largest such study to date — researchers found more evidence that flu shots help…
In a study of nearly 2 million people — the largest such study to date — researchers found more evidence that flu shots help…
Better Alzheimer’s treatments are going to require better models of Alzheimer’s brains in the lab, researchers say. Psychology researcher Étienne Aumont at the University…
Biogen and Eisai’s next disease-modifying Alzheimer’s drug candidate, lecanemab, has been granted FDA priority review, signaling that a decision could be made by early…
An early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis unleashes a landslide of questions: What is early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, what are its symptoms, and how does it differ from…
Researchers discusses the ways in which people’s quality of sleep may influence their daily symptoms of Alzheimer’s. We’ve probably all experienced how a poor…
The importance of good clinical research and good clinical care is greater than one might think. Emory University Alzheimer’s researcher Dr. Monica Parker shares…
Rexulti (brexpiprazole) shares positive trial results for treating agitation in Alzheimer’s. Following this a bumpy road for another Alzheimer’s drug candidate that could supplant…
The clinical trial failed to show that experimental Alzheimer’s drug crenezumab could prevent cognitive decline. Why the drug failed remains unclear. There were more…
New findings reveal that the way Aduhelm is packaged leads to wasted medication — and as much as $605 million per year of Medicare…
Longeveron’s investigational early-stage Alzheimer’s drug Lomecel-B, made from donated bone marrow, is enrolling participants for a clinical trial. Scientists have faced obstacle after obstacle…
Here’s a primer on how diabetes is connected to dementia risk, and what you can do to reduce your chances of developing the two…
You’ve likely heard of the brain’s gray matter. Here’s why the white matter is important, too. Neurology and psychiatry professor Christopher Filley at the…
Shonda Bell became an advocate for people with dementia after both of her parents were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s two years apart, requiring her to…
While medical aid in dying helps people in Canada die with dignity, to date, it excludes people living with dementia who cannot provide consent…
Salk Institute Neurobiologist Zhibin Liang discusses the neuroprotective effects of a cannabis compound known as cannabinol, and the road ahead to validate and build…