The science behind Alzheimer’s is constantly developing, but its cause remains elusive and the disease is frequently misdiagnosed. A 2017 study at a hospital…
There are a few new drugs out there that can actually slow down Alzheimer’s disease. But, by the time around half of Americans get…
Getting an accurate diagnosis for a neurodegenerative disease like Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia early in the journey can make a huge difference…
A new way of defining for Alzheimer’s could help patients receive an early and accurate diagnosis. Clinicians presented a draft of a new definition…
After my mom was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, I spent much of the first several years wondering if she really had Alzheimer’s. Her…
One day, Don Kent’s personality started changing. A cool, even-keeled lawyer, he found himself suddenly losing control of his emotions. At the same time,…
Editor’s note: Dr. Marwan Sabbagh will join Being Patient again on September 19, 2023 to revisit this topic and discuss dementia misdiagnosis, why it’s…
If you could get a $400 blood test that tells you within 10 days whether you’re likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease years or decades…
Right now, a definitive Alzheimer’s diagnosis can only be obtained through the detection of beta-amyloid levels in the brain — clumps of a protein…
It was 7:20 a.m. and Joel Braunstein, co-founder and CEO of C2N Diagnostics, was about to start his second meeting of the day. C2N…
Good news for brain health this summer: FDA-approved drugs like Leqembi available for Alzheimer’s are becoming more widely available. The caveat: These drugs only…
“I dream that in the future, people with Alzheimer’s will have equal access to new medications, and that today’s diagnostics and medications — like…
Today, more than 55 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease globally. In the U.S., one in 10 people over the age of 65,…
Especially as the recent launch of ChatGPT — an alarmingly smart, artificial intelligence-powered text generator that can write a school term paper about as…
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…