Alzheimer's is a brain disease that causes a decline in your memory, thinking, reasoning, and organization skills. It eventually impairs your ability to do daily basic tasks. The symptoms of ...

Alzheimer’s disease now affects more than seven million people in the U.S., and nearly four in five Americans say they would want to know if they have it before symptoms emerge. This data comes ...

Increasing cases of Alzheimer’s disease have led to a higher demand for support groups that address the needs of people living with the condition, as well as their caregivers and family members.

What Are the Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease? If your loved one has Alzheimer's, you can support them by learning more about how the condition unfolds. The stages don't always fall into neat boxes ...

May 8, 2025 — The drugs, called NRTIs, have the potential to prevent a million cases of Alzheimer's every year, the researchers ... Sleep Apnea During REM Sleep Linked to Memory-Related Brain Ch ...

An experimental drug has shown promise in preventing Alzheimer’s for people at higher risk of developing the disease. That’s according to a new study from Washington University School of ...

A new report suggests up to 7.2 million Americans ages 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, an increase of about 300,000 cases of the mind-robbing disease from a year ago.

As the Trump administration makes major cuts to federal health agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, some Alzheimer's experts are worried about research for the brain-impairing ...

While nearly 7 million Americans aged 65 and older suffer from Alzheimer's disease, experts are reflecting on the advances in diagnosis, treatment and risk management that have been made in 2024.

This week, Sharyn Alfonsi and a 60 Minutes team met Dr. Ali Rezai, a pioneer in what could be a revolutionary new approach to treating people with Alzheimer's disease. In clinical trials 60 ...

The Lumipulse G Plasma Ratio Test offers a new way to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease by identifying plaque proteins in the blood. Dr. Celine Gounder joins to explain how this could make early ...