Alzheimer's Disease

Temperatures are rising, and so are mental health risks

Lowering blood pressure through medication can reduce someone's risk of developing dementia

The Trump administration is freezing, delaying and revoking funding for dementia research, setting back discoveries of potential future treatments

A natural experiment in Wales showed that a shingles vaccine might lower the risk of developing dementia

A new study finds that dementia cases will increase at a much higher rate than expected, with lifetime risk rising to 42 percent after age 55

Think twice before giving direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits to friends and loved ones

In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia alone often fall through the cracks

According to expert recommendations, the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s can proceed by detecting the disease’s underlying biology—even before the onset of cognitive decline

Eighty-year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can

Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1 drugs are being investigated as treatments for many health conditions—from dementia to addiction to kidney problems

The drug donanemab slows progression of symptoms in people with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, but questions linger about the durability of its effect

Extreme heat caused by climate change can exacerbate a variety of neurological ailments, from Alzheimer’s disease to migraines to epilepsy, new research shows