Before being diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s in his early 50s, Jeff Borghoff received several misdiagnoses from different doctors and was even put on medication…
Getting a diagnosis for Alzheimer’s can be a huge challenge – the only scans that confirm the presence of the disease (PET or spinal…
We’ve heard from many patients and caregivers about how difficult it is to get a diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease but we haven’t heard the…
This week Being Patient was at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London, where over 5000 leaders in dementia research gathered to discuss the latest thinking…
Scientists find that people with beta-amyloid plaques have worse cognitive functions than those without. Research has proven that the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s — beta…
Nick Fox of the University College London speaks about the advances of brain imaging technology designed to identify Alzheimer’s. An official diagnosis of Alzheimer’s…
New research suggests that light therapy holds the potential to treat symptoms of dementia. In a new study, researchers have applied a type of…
It’s too early to tell but a recent study by Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and the University of Alberta showed promise. Researchers took saliva…
We’ve been told you can only confirm the presence of Alzheimer’s disease in a living person through something called a PET scan or a…