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.
New Alzheimer’s medications HIV prevention drugs Intravenous and tube feeding Drugs used with an item of durable medical equipment (like an infusion pump or nebulizer) Transplant or immunosuppressive drugs Oral cancer drugs You’ll also pay a separate deductible for some Part B drugs, and the ne...
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...
"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...
Well, when criticism is fair it's likely to be about the action taken and its outcomes, not about the person responsible. It's non-threatening, constructive, and respectful. Fair criticism can still sting, but try not to take it to heart. Usually, if criticism is justified, when you tak...
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...
Isolation accelerates the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Once a person becomes cut off, they start to lose their sense of purpose. Having purpose is critical to living well; whether it’s family, a cause, or a hobby, this purpose is why we get up in the morning....
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...
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 ...
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infection in the U.S., occurring mostly in the Northeast, Midwest and mid-Atlantic states. An estimated 476,000 Americans are diagnosed with it each year, but only a fraction are officially reported. ...