Alzheimer's Disease

In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia alone often fall through the cracks

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's, according to expert recommendations, can proceed by detecting the disease's underlying biology, even before the onset of cognitive decline

Eighty-year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can

Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1 drugs are being investigated as treatments for many health conditions—from dementia to addiction to kidney problems

The drug donanemab slows progression of symptoms in people with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, but questions linger about the durability of its effect

Extreme heat caused by climate change can exacerbate a variety of neurological ailments, from Alzheimer’s disease to migraines to epilepsy, new research shows

Benadryl, which contains diphenhydramine, is a drugstore mainstay and just one medication out of many that could possibly damage brain health

Injections of no-longer-used growth hormone derived from cadavers may have “seeded” Alzheimer’s in some people, small study suggests

Everyday lapses in memory can be a part of learning

An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks the protein amyloid does not work as well in people with more advanced disease

As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries in the sport raise discussion about the lifelong consequences on the brain

Frontotemporal dementia can release the creative potential of the brain’s visual areas