Canada Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug, but Doctors Urge Patients to Carefully Weigh the Benefits...
Canada has approved lecanemab as a treatment for people with early Alzheimer's disease, giving patients access to one of the first medicines designed to...
Scientists Discover How to Slow the Spread of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects millions of people worldwide. It slowly destroys memory, thinking, and the ability to...
Parkinson’s Drug shows promise in Fighting treatment-resistant depression
For people living with severe depression, the hardest part is not always sadness. Many describe something even more troubling: the feeling that life has...
Women Living with Parkinson’s Disease Have More Alzheimer’s Brain Changes
Parkinson's disease is usually known for causing movement problems, but it can also affect memory and thinking as people grow older.
Parkinson's disease is a...
Sleep Problems Could Be One of the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
Many people think of Alzheimer's disease as a memory disorder. The first signs that come to mind are forgetting names, getting lost, or having...
Scientists Discover a Surprising Cause of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, a group of conditions that affect memory, thinking, and everyday activities.
Millions of people around the...
Women With Parkinson’s May Face a Hidden Alzheimer’s Risk
Scientists are discovering that diseases affecting the brain do not always affect men and women in exactly the same way.
Parkinson's disease is a long-term...
A New Cause of Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer’s and Frontotemporal Dementia
For decades, scientists studying Alzheimer's disease have seen the same troubling pattern.
Harmful proteins collect inside brain cells, memory gets worse, thinking becomes more difficult,...
Where Alzheimer’s Disease Hits Hardest in the U.S.
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the biggest health challenges facing older adults around the world. It slowly damages the brain, causing memory loss, confusion,...
A Simple Blood Test May Spot Alzheimer’s Years Before Memory Loss Begins
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects millions of people around the world. It is a progressive brain disease, which...