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This form of mental exercise may cut dementia risk for decades

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.(Image credit: spawns)

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These scientists found Alzheimer's in their genes. Here's what they did next

Three scientists learned they carry genes that dramatically increase their risk for Alzheimer's disease. Now they're working to keep their brains healthy.(Image credit: mohd izzuan)

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Trying to keep your brain young? A big new study finds these lifestyle...

A study of more than 2,100 people ages 60 to 79 found that an intensive two-year program of mental and physical activities, along with a heart-healthy diet, improved memory and thinking.(Image credit:...

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Even healthy brains decline with age. Here's what you can do

Scientists are finding ways to minimize the effects of aging on the brain. Here are some ways to keep it healthy.(Image credit: OsakaWayne Studios)

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Can this nasal spray slow down Alzheimer's? One couple is helping scientists...

Joe Walsh is the first Alzheimer's patient to be treated with an experimental nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain.(Image credit: Jodi Hilton)

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First FDA-cleared Alzheimer's blood test could make diagnoses faster, more...

The first Alzheimer's blood test cleared by the Food And Drug Administration is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease.(Image credit: Westend61)

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Latest Alzheimer's lab tests focus on memory loss, not brain plaques

New tests of blood and spinal fluid can identify people experiencing memory loss from Alzheimer's disease.(Image credit: Andrew Brookes)

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After an Alzheimer's diagnosis, a new job gave a father 'dignity' and 'purpose'

When Paul Cotter's father began to show signs of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he lost job after job. Then, a small local company offered him a role that helped rebuild his sense of purpose.(Image...

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Alzheimer's was taking her memory, so she started taking a new drug

Myra Solano Garcia, who has Alzheimer's, says the drug Kisunla may be one reason she can still drive, cook, and sing.(Image credit: Zaydee Sanchez for NPR / @zaydee.s)

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This metabolic brain boost revives memory in Alzheimer’s mice

An experimental cancer drug that helps the brain turn glucose into energy was able to reverse memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.(Image credit: PM Images)

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New blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer's. Are doctors ready for what's...

A new generation of blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. But many doctors don’t yet know how to use them.(Image credit: Marcus Brandt/picture alliance)

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A protein called Reelin keeps popping up in brains that resist aging and...

Early in life, the protein Reelin helps assemble the brain. Later on, it appears to protect the organ from Alzheimer’s and other threats to memory and thinking.(Image credit: GSO Images)

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FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease

The approval of Eli Lilly's Kisunla provides a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.(Image credit: Eli Lilly and Company)

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Blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer's — if they're accurate enough. Not...

A new generation of blood tests can help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's without a brain scan or spinal tap. But only a few perform as well as traditional tests.(Image credit: Tek Image/Science Photo...

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Facing my wife's dementia: Should I fly off to see our grandkids without her?

After 40 years of living and travelling together, a writer considers a trip without his wife. He can't explain where he's going or why he can't bring her along.

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The dementia tax

More than 7 million Americans are living with dementia. To take care of this population, family members must often make the difficult choice of giving up work or paying for a costly facility. Today on...

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An experimental Alzheimer's drug outperforms one just approved by the FDA

In a large study, the experimental drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's by about 35%. That's slightly better than the drug Leqembi, which was fully approved by the FDA on July 6.(Image...

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Alzheimer's drug Leqembi gets full FDA approval. Medicare coverage will...

The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

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An Alzheimer's drug is on the way, but getting it may still be tough. Here's why

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant full approval to the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab by July 6. But access to the drug may still be limited.

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Huntington's spreads like 'fire in the brain.' Scientists say they've found...

Diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's spread through the brain like a forest fire. A new study suggests how the fire starts.

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