September 27, 2017 Have you heard of the peanut butter Alzheimer’s test? The test, reported by University of Florida researchers in 2013, measured sense…
September 13, 2017 A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is as frustrating as it is heartbreaking. By the time a patient is diagnosed, there is little…
We’ve all had moments of short-term memory loss or confusion: You find your keys in the fridge, you forget the name of the person…
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s typically happens one of two ways: after death, during an autopsy, or by using a costly PET scan that requires radioactive tracers…
August 30, 2017 A new analysis from researchers at University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine looked at the combined data of 27…
The Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Another Type of Dementia People not familiar with Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia might use the terms interchangeably, but they’re…
Alzheimer’s disease has no cure, but getting a diagnosis as quickly as possible can allow patients to start symptom-delaying drugs. The problem with getting…