Three common heart conditions—heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and coronary heart disease—are closely linked to cognitive decline and a higher risk of dementia, according to a new scientific ...

Across Iowa, 11% of people, 65 or older, have Alzheimer's. That number is even higher in rural counties. Here's how you can get support, with a virtual forum.

A common cognitive disorder with symptoms that mimic Alzheimer's is often mistaken for the disease. Researchers are calling for criteria to diagnose the little-known condition.

Jessica Duncan with the Iowa Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association joined The Current to discuss how common the disease is and why rural cases are so challenging.

However, in people with mild cognitive impairment, the presence of depressive symptoms was tied to a lower likelihood of amyloid pathology (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.61-0.89, P =0.001), Oomens and colleagues ...

Early research suggests GLP-1 drugs could prevent or treat Alzheimer's Disease. Results from a big clinical trial could soon confirm that.

New guidelines will help doctors identify patients with a common memory-loss syndrome that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The diagnostic criteria for limbic-predominant ...

Shares of Vigil Neuroscience (NASDAQ:VIGL) rose ~18% in the premarket on Thursday after the Sanofi (SNY)-backed biotech said that it expects to advance its Alzheimer's candidate VG-3927 into a Phase 2 ...

Vigil Neuroscience reported a strong safety profile and 50% sTREM2 reduction in an early-stage trial for VG-3927, potentially representing a new avenue for treating Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers uncover promising evidence that xenon gas, commonly used in anesthesia, may help reduce brain deterioration and ...

Recommendations are presented for the diagnostic evaluation of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) or AD and related dementias (ADRD).

Aerobic exercise significantly lowers Alzheimer’s disease markers and improves brain health, offering a promising preventive ...