SEVEN NEWS. MORE THAN 53,000 NEW MEXICANS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE BY 2025. THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SAYS THAT’S AN INCREASE OF 2000 PEOPLE PER YEAR. WE ASKED KOAT, UNM HEALTH ...

Dementia is a group of brain disorders that cause a decline in cognitive functions like memory and thinking. While some cognitive decline is a natural part of aging, dementia is an extreme version ...

Most often, caregivers are “told” what they should or could be doing in the care of their loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease ...

"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 ...

The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not. By Pam Belluck A blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease has received ...

Alzheimer's disease begins with a long period during which abnormal amyloid and tau proteins build up in the brain without yet causing any symptoms. The first symptoms are usually mild. People may ...

In 2025, Alzheimer’s research crossed a threshold. What once felt like a slow and uncertain struggle against an unforgiving ...

When people’s cognition is splintered or absent, they are absorbing the emotions around them with no filter to protect them.

A new Harvard study shows how lithium, one of the simplest elements, may protect against and even reverse Alzheimer’s — and ...

Recent studies on the effects of sildenafil (Viagra) on Alzheimer’s risk show it may offer some prevention — and potentially a treatment — for the disease. But more research is needed. Researchers are ...

Stand at attention for an off-kilter sign of this particular kind of dementia. Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually destroys memory, thinking skills, and the ...

Familial Alzheimer’s disease is a rare, inherited form of Alzheimer’s that usually develops earlier than other forms of the disease. It’s due to specific genetic variants that tend to run in families.