A twice-daily pill called ALZ-801 brings new hope to high-genetic-risk Alzheimer’s. Early findings suggest meaningful slowing of decline, stronger safety, and brain structure protection.
Trontinemab, an experimental drug developed by Roche, has sparked excitement in large trials for slowing Alzheimer’s faster and safer than anything before.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: A promising new oral therapy for Alzheimer’s is now recruiting participants across the USA and Australia, offering fresh hope to families affected by this devastating condition.
The big Alzheimer’s culprits are Amyloid and Tau. Biogen made Leqembi to treat amyloid. Now, they are betting on BIIB080 to treat tau. Learn how this exciting new treatment just got FDA Fast Track Designation.
Participants in a new study had inherited genetic variants that lead to early-onset Alzheimer’s. Among those who received the drug the longest – an average of eight years – the treatment lowered the risk of developing symptoms from essentially 100% to about 50%.
WashU Medicine-led trial evaluating investigational drug from Eli Lilly and Company aims to stop disease before symptoms arise
Learn about 2025’s newly approved or potential Alzheimer’s drugs. These include Leqembi, Kisunla, Remternetug, Semaglutide, Trontinemab and Bepranemab.
New Alzheimer’s drugs clear brain plaque made of amyloid-beta. 9 years ago, researchers discovered another Alzheimer’s culprit called amyloid-ETA. Now, they’ve possibly figured out how it works. Learn how balancing these two suspects may hold the key to success in current clinical trials.
Right now, there are two FDA approved drugs to treat Alzheimer’s itself. Find out why Remternetug may soon get approval as a third, even better treatment.
“60 Minutes” interviews American neurosurgeon Dr. Ali Rezai. He is pioneering a new way to treat Alzheimer’s, focusing beams of ultrasound on the brain.
Mad Cow Disease spreads vCJD dementia. In this key study, a non-invasive urine sample test picked it up. Find out how this may stop vCJD in its tracks.
See how The Virtual Forest Project lifts people with dementia.
Damon McLeese is teaching Alzheimer’s patients to leverage their power to forget, by forgetting to “stay within the lines,” using graffiti. See Damon tell the heartwarming story of his latest collaboration.
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.
Melvyn Amrine may not have remembered the details of his life since his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but he sure proved that his love for his wife transcended memory.
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