June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association is reinforcing how important everybody’s ...

My mother, Iris, is here because she is in the last stages of Alzheimer’s. My sisters and I trade off seeing her as much as ...

It took 14 men to restrain José Arcadio Buendía at the height of his delirium, and 20 more to drag and tie him to a chestnut ...

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. According to the Alzheimer’s Association website (alz.org), over 55 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Dementia is defined ...

I recently spoke with Piller about how writing the book changed his own perspective on science, whether the amyloid hypothesis’ monopoly on Alzheimer’s research can be broken, and what ...

The Food and Drug Administration has greenlit Japan-based test manufacturer Fujirebio to begin marketing its blood test for helping doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease in some patients ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Patients who experience severe Alzheimer’s may need around-the-clock assistance with personal care, sometimes losing the ability to walk ...

New treatments and blood tests could change detection and treatments. New treatments and simple blood tests could change how doctors detect and treat Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report ...

A puzzling discovery has left doctors scratching their heads: The brain of an American woman with Down syndrome showed all the classic signs of Alzheimer’s disease, yet she remained symptom-free ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For the first time, the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is more than 7 million, and deaths due to the illness are increasing, according to a new report.

You can reach Adam on Signal at stataf.54. The Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday the first blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, opening up a quicker way for patients to ...

Now, researchers from Mass General Brigham have developed an innovative at-home smell test that could harness this knowledge to detect Alzheimer’s disease years before traditional symptoms emerge.