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How Many Leqembi Patients Are There?

May 5, 2025 No Comments

Alzheimer’s rates are on the rise. How is today’s best treatment, Leqembi (generic lecanemab) doing in the fight against it?

Biogen Targets Alzheimer’s Tau

April 17, 2025 No Comments

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.

Leqembi Becomes Europe’s First Alzheimer’s Antibody

April 16, 2025 No Comments

The European Union authorizes Leqembi as its very first Alzheimer’s drug to target an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s.

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PCA Affects Vision Before Memory in Alzheimer’s

April 6, 2025 No Comments

Why can vision loss come before memory loss in 10% of Alzheimer’s? A new study shows Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a type of Alzheimer’s, distributes proteins differently.

Gantenerumab Cut Alzheimer’s Risk by 50% in New Study

March 23, 2025 No Comments

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%.

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Rosemary’s Carnosic Acid Offers a Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment

March 16, 2025 1 Comment

Rosemary & sage extracts inspire a potential anti-inflammatory drug for Alzheimer’s. Scripps Research created a stable form of carnosic acid, improving memory in the lab.

Study authors David Gate (left) and Lynn van Olst (right) compare two slides containing human brain tissue. Brown amyloid beta plaques are visible in the left slide, which contains brain tissue with Alzheimer's Disease that had not been treated. The slide on the right, which contains brain tissue that had been treated, does not show amyloid plaques.

Can the New Alzheimer’s Drugs Work Even Better?

March 10, 2025 No Comments

The new Alzheimer’s antibodies, Leqembi and Kisunla, work better on some people than others. A cutting-edge technique called spatial transcriptomics may help figure out how to make them work better for everybody.

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4 Antidepressants Speed Up Dementia Decline

March 4, 2025 1 Comment

New research suggests antidepressants accelerate cognitive decline in dementia. Learn which drugs appear to be less harmful than others. Help your doctor make better treatment decisions.

"Have you heard of L.A.T.E. Dementia?" with Dr. Michael Tran Duong

L.A.T.E. Dementia Versus Alzheimer’s: What’s the Difference?

February 18, 2025 2 Comments

(Video & Article) L.A.T.E. Dementia is frequently misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s. That’s why, in January 2025, researchers created new guidelines. It affects millions of people, approximately 40% of people over 80. How is it recognized? What makes it different?

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Leqembi & Kisunla: Extending Independent Living

February 16, 2025 1 Comment

A new analysis of the benefits of these Alzheimer’s treatments scores the days and ways patients succeed in living independently.

But I’ll Tell You All About Her

October 20, 2025

Sharing the story of a person with Alzheimer’s, when their own memory fails, can be a true act of dignity and love. Ryan Nealon sings of the significance of “Telling You All About Her.”

High-Sugar Diet Impairs Brain Clearance

October 19, 2025

A high-sugar diet causes insulin resistance in the brain, reducing neuronal debris removal. How badly can this increase neurodegeneration risk?

Quit Later, Still Win: Smokers Can Cut Dementia Risk

October 17, 2025

Even in later life, quitting smoking significantly reduces dementia risk.
New research published in The Lancet offers renewed hope — it’s never too late to protect your brain.

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How Do You Know If Someone Has Alzheimer’s?

What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s? When to get a professional evaluation.

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Big Cup, Little Man: Picking Up the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?

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A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?