In 2018, the cost of caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias was estimated at $277 billion. By 2050, it could ...

UNM scientists have developed a promising tau-targeting vaccine for Alzheimer’s, showing strong immune responses in animals ...

Alzheimer's disease plagues South Carolina, with more than 112,00 patients and a high death rate. New blood test analyzers at ...

More than 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease — the highest number ever, according to a new report. Americans want to know if they have the disease and want medication to treat it if ...

Medications like donanemab (Kisunla) and lecanemab (Leqembi) target amyloid plaques that build up in the brain due to ...

Patients will come in and say, ‘So have you figured it out? What is it?’” Jessica Cantú, who works in the county’s first ...

In the past, most studies focused on two main ideas about what triggers Alzheimer’s. One idea is that a sticky protein called ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia and is considered a progressive disease with symptoms worsening with time. It causes damage to the brain’s neurons, which can lead to decreased ...

"This is the best thing that's happened to me," a Nebraskan with Alzheimer's Disease said, "to be able to deal with it ...

A new report in Cell Reports Medicine says that bowel movement frequency (BMF) "directly impacts" the gut microbiome and "is ...

Rates of Alzheimer’s Disease is on the rise at a time when the nation is facing a shortage of caregivers. According to the ...

Risks for vascular dementia (HR 1.21, 95% CI 1.08-1.35) and Alzheimer's disease (HR 1.12, 95% CI 1.03-1.22) at younger ages also were higher in people with metabolic syndrome than without ...