The Latest Breaking News from Alzheimer Disease

On average, people with Alzheimer’s live for around eight to 10 years after first developing symptoms.

Diseases that run in families usually have genetic causes. Some are genetic mutations that directly cause the disease if inherited. Others are risk genes that affect the body in a way that increases the chance someone will develop the disease. In Alzheimer’s disease, genetic mutations in any of three specific…

Many are on the East Coast.

New research demonstrates vaccine's ability to eliminate toxic cells in mice, offering hope for treating dementia cases.

‘If the vaccine could prove successful in humans, it would be a big step forward towards delaying disease progression’

Baltimore has one of the highest rates of Alzheimer’s disease in the country and Maryland has the highest rate among states, according to an analysis published in the Alzheimer’s Association’s online journal.

Trial results of a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, donanemab, shows it can slow cognitive decline by 35%. The drug has been hailed as a “turning point” in Alzheimer’s treatment.

Donanemab has been found to slow down the disease in a clinical trial.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the UK