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Meet the 24-year-old helping Lilly test a preventive Alzheimer’s drug

By Lindsey Leake

February 6, 2025

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Scientist says the one thing everyone hates about AI is ultimately what helped him win a Nobel Prize

December 24, 2024

A study on the Mediterranean diet offers the strongest proof yet that it’s associated with healthy brain aging

A study on the Mediterranean diet offers the strongest proof yet that it’s associated with healthy brain aging

November 1, 2024

How to increase your odds of becoming a ‘SuperAger’

How to increase your odds of becoming a ‘SuperAger’

By Alexa Mikhail

August 11, 2024

Alzheimer’s made my mom unable to recognize her grandkids. Breakthroughs too late for her can change the disease’s trajectory—if diagnosis and treatment start early

Alzheimer’s made my mom unable to recognize her grandkids. Breakthroughs too late for her can change the disease’s trajectory—if diagnosis and treatment start early

By Anne E. White

July 2, 2024

Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly that can slow brain-robbing disease backed by FDA advisers

Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly that can slow brain-robbing disease backed by FDA advisers

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press

June 11, 2024

Are Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and ALS prion diseases? It's a complicated question and one that involves semantics, experts say.

Alzheimer’s disease may be transmissible, some experts say—but only in rare, unusual circumstances. Here’s how

February 1, 2024

Older individuals who closely followed the Mediterranean diet—as evidenced by results of blood tests, not participant-completed food diaries or questionnaires—were less likely to experience cognitive decline as they aged, according to new research out of Spain.

A new study on the Mediterranean diet offers the strongest proof yet that it’s associated with healthy brain aging

November 24, 2023

Millions of Americans have ‘mild cognitive impairment’ and don’t know it, experts say. How the condition relates to Alzheimer’s—and what you can do about it

Millions of Americans have ‘mild cognitive impairment’ and don’t know it, experts say. How the condition relates to Alzheimer’s—and what you can do about it

October 25, 2023

Will you develop dementia? These 11 factors are strong predictors in middle-age, scientists say

Will you develop dementia? These 11 factors are strong predictors in middle-age, scientists say

August 24, 2023

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People with Alzheimer’s disease tend to be deficient in these 5 nutrients that ‘help keep brains in top condition at all ages,’ researchers say

August 16, 2023

These 10 U.S. states are predicted to have the most people with Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s why

These 10 U.S. states are predicted to have the most people with Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s why

August 2, 2023

Those most at risk of developing Alzheimer’s may lose this sense before cognitive decline sets in, new research suggests

Those most at risk of developing Alzheimer’s may lose this sense before cognitive decline sets in, new research suggests

July 26, 2023

Not brushing or flossing regularly? You could be hurting your body’s ability to fight off Alzheimer’s disease. What you need to know

Not brushing or flossing regularly? You could be hurting your body’s ability to fight off Alzheimer’s disease. What you need to know

July 14, 2023

Contemplative senior woman taking medicine at home

Are you at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease? A simple screener can tell—and so can these 11 early warning signs

June 23, 2023

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