A breast cancer diagnosis is particularly problematic — yet possible — for women caregivers, columnist Ray Burow writes.

Researchers evaluated the link between nighttime light pollution in the U.S. and how common Alzheimer’s is based on Medicare ...

After a third review of safety data, an independent board recommended two trials of simufilam for Alzheimer's continue ...

If you’re diagnosed with dementia or its most common form, Alzheimer’s disease, please know that however you feel about it is how you feel about it. Your feelings are valid. Someone diagnosed with ...

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) experience a slow progressive decline in memory and cognitive ability, among other symptoms, due to the spread of damage in the brain. Generally, the disease is ...

While Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has no cure, five prescription medicines have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat disease symptoms that impact thinking and memory.

The approved drugs for Alzheimer’s disease do not address the underlying cause of the disease, but instead treat only the symptoms. However, there is a vast array of experimental treatments that are ...

Namzaric (donepezil and memantine), also known as MDX-8704, ADS-8704, and Arimenda, is an approved therapy for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. Allergan markets the treatment in the U.S. and ...