The Alzheimer's Association is urging patients, caregivers, and advocates to "take action now" and support legislation this ...

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association is urging patients, caregivers, and supporters to “take action now — for yourself, your loved ones, and for the fight to ...

A biomarker blood test called AlzoSure Predict that can help to identify people with mild cognitive impairment who are likely progress to Alzheimer’s disease — years before symptoms are evident — has ...

There is no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), but some medications may help reduce the symptoms or slow progression of the disease. As AD progresses, brain cells die and the connections between them ...

Beta-amyloid plaque deposits and tau protein aggregates, known as neurofibrillary tangles, that accumulate in the brain are characteristic of Alzheimer’s. Both these aggregates are thought to be toxic ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia. It most often emerges during a person’s mid-60s or older, although early-onset varieties exist.

Alzheimer’s disease affects every aspect of a person’s being, altering personality and behaviors. A loved one diagnosed with dementia may behave irrationally or rudely toward family members, ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting millions of mostly elderly people around the world. In these people, the synaptic activity (connections between nerve cells) ...

In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), significant numbers of nerve cells in the brain die, affecting patients’ ability to remember things and to think clearly — resulting in confusion, behavioral changes and ...

It took seven years from the time she started showing symptoms for Sophia Rodriguez’s mother to receive a confirmed diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. After her death 14 years later, Rodriguez can’t ...

Mental health is an issue that continues to raise concern in the United States. According to an annual report by the nonprofit organization Mental Health America, incidences of anxiety and depression ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is associated with a gradual decline in memory and mental ability, due to the accumulation and spread of damage in the brain. It is an irreversible condition, with symptoms ...