After years of failure, including some pharmaceutical companies calling off Alzheimer’s research altogether, Biogen offers a glimmer of hope: New data from a Phase…
Could an aspirin a day keep dementia away? A new study has added to the list of evidence that anti-inflammatories like aspirin might be…
We tend to think of problems with hearing, eyesight and thinking as just another part of getting older. And to an extent, those functions…
Scientists have long speculated whether a build-up of metals in the brain might trigger Alzheimer’s, a school of thought that dates back to a…
Does the herpes virus play a role in Alzheimer’s development? A new study funded by the National Institutes on Aging and led by several…
For years, hopes have been raised and then dashed in the search for a cure for Alzheimer’s as drugs that pass stage 2 clinical…
By Emily Woodruff Cholesterol is a word normally linked to heart disease. And we know eating fatty, greasy foods, like burgers, fries and butter…
What is it like to live with Alzheimer’s disease? The Being Patient Podcast gives a rare account of what it’s like to live with Alzheimer’s from the patient’s perspective. The first of an ongoing series, we feature Brian Kursonis. Diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s in his fifties, Brian explains why it took a year to get a diagnosis and how he’s fighting a declining memory.
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