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RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) - A Virginia couple decided to hold their wedding at a senior living facility, so the bride’s father, who has Alzheimer’s, could still walk her down the aisle.
Alzheimer's disease affects memory and behavior. Early diagnosis helps patients find joy. Lifestyle changes like exercise and diet can slow the disease. Social activity and technology combat ...
People who follow a MIND diet, even if started later in life, were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia, according to new research.
The IG Wealth Management Alzheimer’s Society HPE Walk in Bancroft on May 25 raised over $13,000, and all funds raised stay here in Bancroft to fund local Alzheimer’s programs and ...
Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people around the world and occurs when abnormal proteins build up in the brain, leading to the death of brain cells and declines in cognitive function and ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first in vitro diagnostic device that tests blood to aid in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. It’s got quite the name. The Lumipulse G pTau217 ...
Laredo has proclaimed June as Alzheimer’s and Dementia Awareness Month during a ceremony at downtown City Hall. Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino signed the proclamation alongside Joe Arciniega ...
A new pilot study reveals creatine monohydrate may boost brain energy and cognition in Alzheimer’s patients, signaling potential as a cost-effective, safe therapeutic strategy beyond the weight ...
There are now more than 7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s. In Georgia, 188,000 people have the brain disease.
Source Reference: Smith AN, et al "Creatine monohydrate pilot in Alzheimer's: Feasibility, brain creatine, and cognition" Alzheimer's Dement 2025; DOI: 10.1002/trc2.70101.
Between 1995 and 2021 private money spent on Alzheimer’s research came to $42.5bn, but more than 140 trials failed to yield a single drug capable of slowing the disease. Yet the tide may be turning.
Columbia scientists have found that boosting the performance of a self-cleansing system in the brain helps flush amyloid and tau toxins from the brains of mice and improves the animals' cognition.