Early Onset Alzheimer’s Diagnoses Have Tripled, New Study Says
By Lecia Bushak | March 5th, 2020
The number of younger Americans aged 30 to 64 with Alzheimer’s disease has tripled, a new analysis out of Blue Cross Blue Shield finds….
B. Smith, Model and Restaurateur, Dies From Alzheimer’s at Age 70
By Lecia Bushak | February 24th, 2020
Model, restaurateur and lifestyle icon Barbara Elaine Smith, known most commonly as B. Smith, died Saturday at age 70 after a seven year fight…
Phil’s Journal: After My Early Onset Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Writing About It Became Cathartic
By Phil Gutis | December 19th, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of people die each year from Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately very little is publicly known about them. Typically only their friends and loved…
Early Onset Alzheimer’s: 5 Signs to Look Out For, and How to Address Them
By Phil Gutis | November 21st, 2019
Approximately 5 million older Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a condition that appears in one’s later decades. But a rarer version of the disease, known…
A Woman’s High Risk of Developing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Was Delayed, Thanks to This Genetic Mutation
By Phil Gutis | November 5th, 2019
In the latest step toward development of potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have identified a rare gene mutation that seemingly prevented a Colombian…
A Late-Stage Alzheimer’s Trial Gave Them Hope—Until It Was Canceled
By Being Patient | March 22nd, 2019
A Late-Stage Alzheimer's Trial Gave Them Hope—Until It Was CanceledWatch this video on YouTube Jeff Borghoff and his wife Kimberly speak about participating in…
‘I Thought My Family Would Be Better off Without Me’: Navigating Depression After an Early-Onset Diagnosis
By
Ayana Sadler
| February 15th, 2019
When Peter Berry was first diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 50, his first thoughts were that he was a burden to his family…
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