Massive amounts of data have been generated by the first “Big Data” global project for Alzheimer’s disease, called the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). Discover
VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: 3 experimental drugs are part of a fascinating genetic study on how to prevent Alzheimer’s. NBC’s chief science correspondent Robert Bazell investigates.
Although many researchers have tried, no link between aluminum and Alzheimer’s has ever been proven. Learn of a new finding regarding a job-related case of aluminum exposure. It
VIDEO & ARTICLE The NIH has launched a breakthrough private/public joint-venture to find a cure for Alzheimer’s and 3 other complex disorders. It consists of
Learn how Anavex is breaking ground on a new Alzheimer’s treatment by developing their best experimental drug in combination with the best-known approved treatment, Aricept.
VIDEO + ARTICLE Pfizer and Akili Interactive Labs are developing a video game to detect cognitive changes in people at-risk for Alzheimer’s. This is the
International researchers pinpointed a rare coding variation in the Phospholipase D3 (PLD3) gene which is more common in people with late-onset Alzheimer’s than non-sufferers. Find
VIDEO & IN-DEPTH ARTICLE The world’s 4 largest international Alzheimer’s genetic consortiums have joined forces. The goal? To win the war on Alzheimer’s. Since joining
Learn why neurologists wish they could prescribe experimental solanezumab to 15% of their Alzheimer’s patients. Solanezumab is Eli Lilly’s exciting, maturing attempt to create a
VIDEO + ARTICLE IVIG is an FDA-Approved medication. It has been prescribed off-label for Alzheimer’s. Despite recent failures in clinical trials, pharmaceutical companies and academic
Dementia’s cholinesterase inhibitors can affect trips to the bathroom, according to researchers in Houston, Texas. Learn more if you take donepezil, rivastigmine or galantamine. (Brand names Adlarity, Aricept, Ebixa, Exelon, Namzaric, Razadyne)
(Video & Article) L.A.T.E. Dementia is frequently misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s. That’s why, in January 2025, researchers created new guidelines. It affects millions of people, approximately 40% of people over 80. How is it recognized? What makes it different?
Check out these top 12 care tips to assist people with dementia. Great for family, friends and professionals!
Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?
An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
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