Jul 12 Klobuchar unveils plan to help Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers By Associated Press The plan includes new funding for Alzheimer's research and aims to develop a cure and treatment by 2025. Continue reading
Aug 08 Glen Campbell’s last song chronicled his struggle with Alzheimer’s disease By Elizabeth Flock The "Rhinestone Cowboy," country music legend, hitmaker, and TV star, is dead at 81. Continue reading
Jul 20 Scientists endorse these three strategies to delay dementia By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News This is the first time experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have deemed scientific evidence strong enough to suggest that preventing dementia and age-related cognitive decline might be possible. Continue reading
May 31 What do you need to know about successful aging and retirement? By Philip Moeller Medicare and Social Security are of critical importance in enabling older Americans to age in good physical and financial health. To support these broader goals, “Ask Phil” is expanding its mission to include your other questions about successful aging. Continue reading
Jul 21 Study suggests that women with mild memory problems worsen faster than men By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Older women with mild memory impairment worsened about twice as fast as men, researchers reported Tuesday, part of an effort to unravel why women are especially hard-hit by Alzheimer's. Continue reading
May 26 Researchers use brain scans to hunt for Alzheimer’s cause By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Now researchers are adding tau brain scans to an ambitious study that's testing if an experimental drug might help healthy but at-risk people stave off Alzheimer's. Whether that medication works or not, it's the first drug study where scientists can… Continue reading
Mar 12 Ultrasound helps restore memory to mice with Alzheimer’s By Anna Sillers A team of Australian researchers recently found that ultrasound waves have helped restore memory to mice with Alzheimer’s disease, potentially bringing scientists closer to finding a way to prevent the disease. Continue reading
Feb 10 How do you spot Alzheimer’s? Neuroscientist, author behind ‘Still Alice’ explains By Ruth Tam Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and author of "Still Alice," answers questions about recognizing and dealing with Alzheimer's. Continue reading
Dec 18 The secret ingredient for getting through holiday stress? Gratitude By Leah Eskenazi, Family Caregiver Alliance Navigating through a jolly holiday season and wishes for a wonderful new year when living with a chronic, debilitating health condition or caring for someone might have you thinking, “this is no holiday!” But researchers are documenting how expressing thanks… Continue reading
Sep 24 One family’s lessons from learning to cope with Alzheimer’s By Sarah McHaney Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's, two-thirds are women. Pam White is one of them. But to documentary filmmaker Banker White, Pam is not just another Alzheimer’s patient, she is his mother. His film “The Genius… Continue reading