Choose a calm moment, listen first and give the person time to share how they feel. Here are some other tips on how to help a ...

A neuropsychologist who researches Alzheimer’s disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shares the warning signs she'd look for in her own life.

News about Alzheimer's rose to the forefront in 2025, as the FDA approved the first diagnostic blood test and drugmakers ...

NEW YORK CITY (AP) - An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing ...

Scientists have long known of a link between loss of smell and dementia — mainly because the plaque buildup that signals dementia initially occurs in parts of the brain related to memory and smell.

Tim Jenkins and his student Chad Pollard test blood samples to detect decaying neurons, a sign of neurodegenerative diseases. The two founded a company, Renew Biotechnologies, to further the research ...

In people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers linked minimal to moderate physical activity to a 3-to 7-year delay in cognitive symptoms.

Scientists may have found a way to stop Alzheimer’s damage before it starts — by “melting” the tiny protein clumps that are ...

"Going after a few diseases, where Alzheimer's is number one by quite a bit, the imperative is very, very clear," Gates added.

"I just know that my brain's not right," said Carrie Richardson, 44. "And so, I hate it. I just want it to be normal." At 41, Carrie developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The condition is caused ...

Medications like lecanemab (Leqembi) and donanemab (Kisunla) target amyloid plaques in the brain that build up due to Alzheimer’s disease. They may help slow disease progression for people in the ...