New drug expected to change care of Alzheimer’s disease
On Friday, Jan. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval of lecanemab-irmb, also known by its brand name Leqembi. The drug is for the treatment of…
On Friday, Jan. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval of lecanemab-irmb, also known by its brand name Leqembi. The drug is for the treatment of…
U.S. senators on Friday called for Medicare to offer broad coverage of Alzheimer's treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration, warning that current restrictions cost patients precious time as…
For people with mild-to-moderate dementia, cognitive stimulation probably leads to small benefits in cognition (the general ability to think and remember). Full Story
Dementia often occurs alongside eyesight problems, possibly because dementia and vision issues are more common as you age. Full Story
Dementia isn't a specific disease. Instead, it describes a collection of symptoms that affect a person's thinking and social abilities enough to interfere with daily life. Full Story
inda and Ron Brammer met in a high school band class, and have been together for the past 56 years — "our whole lives, it seems like," Linda said in…
According to a new study led by the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at the University of California San Diego, older women who engage in…
Freya’s* heartbreaking description of the haze that dementia was drawing between her husband and her lingered with me long after our conversations. Full Story
In the wake of Bruce Willis’ diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, Dr. Joel Salinas runs through what it is, the causes, the symptoms and treatment options. Full Story
According to the Alzheimer's Association, each year more than 11 million Americans look after family or friends with various forms of dementia, unpaid and usually untrained. Full Story