What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms eventually grow severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. Understanding Alzheimer’s and dementia Alzheimer’s is the most…
Alzheimer’s treatments: What’s on the horizon?
Despite many promising leads, new treatments for Alzheimer’s are slow to emerge. Current Alzheimer’s treatments temporarily improve symptoms of memory loss and problems with thinking and reasoning.These Alzheimer’s treatments boost…
Aducanumab Approved for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Aducanumab (Aduhelm™) has received accelerated approval as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Aducanumab was the first therapy to demonstrate that removing beta-amyloid,…
Treatment changes for Alzheimer Disease
Did you know that changes in the brain may occur 10-20 years before any symptoms of Alzheimer’s appear? A clinical trial is studying whether an investigational medicine may stop or…
Alzheimer’s breakthrough could be ‘beginning of the end’: drug study
From nypost.com Alzheimer’s disease could soon be a distant memory. A revolutionary new Alzheimer’s drug named lecanemab could mark a major breakthrough in the decades-long battle against the neurological disorder,…
November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: What You Need to Know
Credit: Getty Images Quick Stats: There are over 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s Disease with 3 million new cases diagnosed each year.Alzheimer’s is deadlier than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.The disease…
What can I do to Slash my Risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
Male Patients studied to take ViagraSildenafil the generic name for the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra may help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in Nature Aging.…
Alzheimer’s Memory Killer
Alzheimer's disease has been a leading cause of death in the U.S. for years. The degenerative brain disease was responsible for more than 134,000 deaths in 2020 according to the Centers…
Vitamins and Dementia
Large doses of B-complex vitamins could reduce the rate of brain shrinkage by half in elderly people with memory problems and slow the progression of dementia.A two-year clinical trial in…
Exercise Prevents Memory Loss and Improves Cognitive Function
Exercise has many known benefits for both physical and mental health, including reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, strengthening the bones and muscles, and reducing stress. It also…