Alzheimer's News -- ScienceDaily
Learn about Alzheimer's Disease symptoms such as memory loss and senile dementia. Find out about the treatments and causes, as well as the stages of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia.
Alzheimer's disease - Latest research and news | Nature
3 days ago · Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that impairs memory and cognitive judgment and is often accompanied by mood swings, disorientation and eventually delirium. It...
With new therapies that promise to slow Alzheimer’s disease ... - CNN
Jul 16, 2023 · Under new draft guidelines for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, unveiled on Sunday at a large international gathering of physicians and researchers, these memory tests would take a...
HHS releases 2024 update to the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2024 Update, which serves as a roadmap of strategies to: Prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) Enhance care quality and efficiency; Expand supports for people with ADRD and their families
News & Events - Alzheimers.gov
Read the latest scientific news and updates on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. AI analysis of cognitive test transcripts predicted progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease with over 78% accuracy, according to an NIA-funded study.
Second Alzheimer’s drug to slow disease’s progression may be ... - CNN
Jul 17, 2023 · Patients taking the medicine in the more than 1,700-person trial had 35% slower progression of disease than those on placebo over a year and a half on a measure called the integrated Alzheimer’s...
Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two phases
Oct 15, 2024 · Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) using sophisticated brain mapping tools.
FDA fully approves Leqembi, first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's ...
Jul 6, 2023 · In studies reviewed by the FDA, Leqembi appeared to slow declines in memory and thinking by about 27% after 18 months of treatment. It also dramatically reduced the sticky beta-amyloid plaques...
Start of new era for Alzheimer’s treatment — Harvard Gazette
Jun 5, 2023 · Researchers say we appear to be at the start of a new era for Alzheimer’s treatment. Trial results published in January showed that for the first time a drug has been able to slow the cognitive decline characteristic of the disease.
Alzheimer's disease | AP News
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be coming to your doctor’s office. Here’s what to know. It’s the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s. Why is it off to a slow start? Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer’s. Researchers have new clues about which come first. After US approval, Japan OKs its first Alzheimer’s drug.