Workers often hide their cognitive struggles for fear of their employers demoting or firing them. Bank of America ...

Shopping for gifts can be challenging – especially if the recipient is living with dementia. According to the Minnesota ...

Dec. 9—NEW YORK — The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) is offering scholarships of up to $5,000 to college-bound high school seniors affected by Alzheimer's disease or other dementia ...

An estimated 944,000 people in the UK live with dementia (Yui /PA)Mok Dementia was the leading cause of death in the UK in 2023, according to analysis. The “crisis will only worsen” because of ...

Researchers at North Carolina A&T State University earned a $4.8 million federal grant to study Alzheimer's in middle-age Black people from the National Institutes of Health. North Carolina A&T State ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological condition that causes a decline in thinking skills and memory. There is currently no cure, but there are ways to support a person with medication and other ...

Still, experiencing the Christmas season as a caregiver was difficult. Mom had Alzheimer’s disease, and though life went on, we were also mourning her slow demise. Most caregivers would agree that ...

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.

Common early symptoms of dementia can include problems with coordination and spatial awareness. Most people with dementia are at higher risk of falls, and are three times more likely to experience a ...

Alzheimer’s disease may cause degeneration of neurons in the brain through amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, inflammation, and brain atrophy. The condition may affect different parts of ...

Both beta amyloid plaques and tau tangles are early signs of the brain’s march toward a possible Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. Amyloid plaques typically appear first, with tau tangles ...