In 2018, the cost of caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias was estimated at $277 billion. By 2050, it could ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia and is considered a progressive disease with symptoms worsening with ...

An autopsy report confirms the main cause of actor Gene Hackman's death was heart disease and notes he was in the advanced ...

The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood, usually stays in the body for life—quietly dormant in the ...

Medications like donanemab (Kisunla) and lecanemab (Leqembi) target amyloid plaques that build up in the brain due to ...

An increase in physical activity between the ages of 45 and 65 could help prevent Alzheimer's disease, while inactivity may be detrimental to brain health.

In the past, most studies focused on two main ideas about what triggers Alzheimer’s. One idea is that a sticky protein called ...

About a million Americans each year will develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday.

Ever heard of Fischer's disease? No? Maybe that is not surprising, because it doesn't exist. But it could have. In fact, the ...

Patients will come in and say, ‘So have you figured it out? What is it?’” Jessica Cantú, who works in the county’s first ...

For the first time, nearly four in five Americans say they would want to know if they had Alzheimer’s disease before it ...