Is Losing Your Sense of Smell a Sign of Dementia? Study Reveals New Clues
By
Deborah Kan
| July 20th, 2020
As we age, so do our abilities to see and hear… Now, new research indicates that out of all of our senses, our sense…
Scientists Develop Safer, More Efficient Brain Implants to Help Monitor Parkinson’s and Other Diseases
By
Nicholas Chan
| April 10th, 2020
Brain implants may sound like science fiction, but researchers have been working on ways to use implants to treat and monitor brain disorders for…
Scientists Discover New Architecture of Cells That Are Linked to Alzheimer’s
By
Nicholas Chan
| March 23rd, 2020
Scientists have discovered that the cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease are far more diverse than previously thought. In a new study, researchers examined what’s…
Phil’s Journal: My Good Friend Is the First to Receive Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Drug in New Trial
By Phil Gutis | March 13th, 2020
Being Patient Senior Reporter Phil Gutis spent the day with our patient advisor, Jeff Borghoff, who was the first recipient in Biogen’s latest trial…
Researchers Pinpoint Protein, ‘Aggregatin,’ as New Biomarker for Alzheimer’s
By Phil Gutis | January 23rd, 2020
The study was in mice and the findings are still very preliminary, but researchers at Case Western University School of Medicine have identified a…
Ovarian Cancer Protein May Worsen Alzheimer’s Neurodegeneration
By
Tanner Jensen
| January 20th, 2020
A new study by Houston Methodist scientists finds that a protein linked to ovarian cancer may contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The…
Screening For Dementia in Primary Care to Improve Early Detection
By Lecia Bushak | January 16th, 2020
Early detection of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can help patients get the care and help they need sooner rather than later, but there is…
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