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Texas voters will decide if the state funds a center to study the prevention and treatment of dementia, which afflicts ...

A report from the Alzheimer’s Association says new treatments and blood tests could change how doctors detect and treat the ...

An autopsy report confirms the main cause of actor Gene Hackman's death was heart disease and notes he was in the advanced ...

A new report shows up to 7.2 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, an increase of about 300,000 cases.

Some risk factors and blood biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment can be detected as early as ...

Learn about missed early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, from spatial disorientation to subtle language changes that ...

Ever heard of Fischer's disease? No? Maybe that is not surprising, because it doesn't exist. But it could have. In fact, the ...

A report out today estimates that 7.2 million people age 65 and older in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s disease, ...

And many people with the condition are cared for at home.

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Staci Michelle, who is the mother to a young boy, has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's Disease and now she's using ...