A report by the AARP has found that most dementia patients—around 70 percent—are kept on prescription drugs much longer than they’ve been found to be…
New research finds Xanax, Ativan, Valium and other benzodiazepines could increase Alzheimer’s risk. A drug group known as benzodiazepines—commonly referred to as ‘benzos’—has been…
A new study underscores the potential risks of a common painkiller, known as buprenorphine, for people living with dementia. We know that as much…
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…
Long-term use of certain drugs, some of them used to treat depression, has been linked to an increase in dementia risk in a study…
Jasja De Smedt Kotterman, whose mother died of Alzheimer’s in 2017, said she was always fearful that her mother was in pain toward the end…
Any Alzheimer’s drug under development has a complicated journey from formulation to clinical trials to potentially getting in the hands of patients. We spoke…