Being started on a smaller dose of the approved early Alzheimer’s therapy Kisunla was found to reduce the risk of ARIA-E on imaging scans.

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) experience a slow progressive decline in memory and cognitive ability, among other symptoms, due to the spread of damage in the brain. Generally, the disease is ...

While Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has no cure, five prescription medicines have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat disease symptoms that impact thinking and memory.

The approved drugs for Alzheimer’s disease do not address the underlying cause of the disease, but instead treat only the symptoms. However, there is a vast array of experimental treatments that are ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible and progressive neurological disorder, and the most common type of dementia. It is caused by damage to the brain and often first appears as minor changes in ...

One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the formation of protein plaques and tangles between nerve cells. These are made of so-called beta-amyloid fragments that stick together and accumulate ...

Both of my parents, Ruth and Jim Page Sr., have passed from this life to the next. They were tremendous people who loved each other and their children profoundly. They had many gifts, separately and ...

Experimental treatments being developed to address the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease mostly target beta-amyloid plaques and tau protein tangles, which are thought to be the main players in ...

November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease — and their supporters — to wear teal and spread ...