There is no cure for Alzheimer's, but there are treatments—from cognitive enhancers to non-drug approaches—to help manage it. Learn about the options.
Plans can have specific rules you must follow to get a medication covered. For example, you might need to try another medication first (a process known as step therapy), get approval from the plan beforehand (known as prior authorization), or be diagnosed with a specific condition. These req...
Trinity researchers have examined the effectiveness of a new blood test which could change the way Alzheimer's disease is identified. The blood test (plasma p-tau217) detects the presence of amyloid plaques that build up in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease. In the Alzheimer's bra...
When you ask people what living well means to them, you will get an array of answers. For some, it’s about being happy, for others it’s about their health.But for the family faced with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, it takes on a whole new meaning — living well is ...
DHEA is a very powerful anti-aging hormone. Low levels of DHEA are found among those with Cancer, CVD, Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, Depression, Hypothyroidism and Adrenal Fatigue. DHEA also antagonizes the catabolic effects of cortisol. What this means is that DHEA acts to rein in excess levels of...
If you still can't find any common ground, then it's time to get out of there. Make a graceful exit by saying something like, "I appreciate the feedback, "and I'll think more about what you've said." Draw the interaction to a close politely, but with finality. Now, let's put...
"Our data is a small population but very richly theoretically guided," Lust says. "You need hypotheses that are linguistically informed to make advances in neurolinguistics. There's so much interest in the years before Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed, to see if it can be caught and its prog...
Tony Benett was 96 years old, just two weeks short of his birthday when he breathed his last at his home in New York City of age-related causes, his publicist Sylvia Weiner said in a statement. The iconic crooner was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease back in 2016 but it came to ...
Last but not least, chronic and serious Helicobacter pylori infections could lead to executive and memory impairment and thus contribute to the neuro-degeneration diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease23. Although the overlapping symptoms and pathophysiological similarities between PUD and CFS are ...
Jessica Langbaum, with Banner Alzheimer's Institute and the Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative (API), in an email interview. People diagnosed with diseases often mistakenly assume that their doctor will suggest appropriate clinical trials if they are out there. Although some physicians are very diale...