An existing drug for HIV could double as a preventative therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers. NRTIs (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) are antivirals that are ...

May 22, 2025 — Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain ... Study Reveals Impacts of ...

Older Americans want to know if they are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and would happily take a blood test to find out, according to a national survey. The survey of 1,700 people 45 ...

Scientists have long been racking their brains for ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. Turns out that the answer may lie within our own brains. Researchers from ...

Researchers have discovered a rare genetic trait that could delay the onset of Alzheimer's in people who face an overwhelming risk of developing the mind-robbing disease. A study published ...

I have a special interest in Alzheimer’s disease. For nearly 25 years, I practiced general neurology in Portland, Oregon, and some of my patients had dementia. In 2012, while doing a ...

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 ...

These programs "have a meaningful impact on Americans everyday," the organization said in a statement, adding that the BOLD program, as well as other Alzheimer's programs, were just unanimously ...