To save itself, might Medicare deny coverage of controversial new Alzheimer’s drug?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 28, 2021
The true price to administer aducanumab — a controversial new Alzheimer’s treatment — may actually be closer to $100,000 annually than other, lower estimates and is just one reason the Centers for...
Obama administration boosts Alzheimer’s research with $50 million in funding
Feb 08, 2012
The Obama administration has said it will devote $50 million to fund Alzheimer’s research this year, and an additional $80 million in 2013.
Cues from canines in dementia research
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 12, 2016
There’s debate in the Leis/Newman households over the intelligence of the family basset hound, Daisy Mae. My mother believes Daisy Mae is purely food-driven, rather than intellectually gifted. I...
In dementia’s crosshairs, women speak out
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 25, 2014
Alzheimer’s disease does not discriminate. Or so we’ve been repeatedly told — for example, when “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher died, almost exactly one year ago. But a report out...
How to better diagnose cognitive health? Up size and variety of drawing tasks, study shows
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 01, 2022
Clinicians can more accurately classify a patient’s cognitive health status by increasing the number and variety of diagnostic drawing tasks, investigators report.
Healthy lifestyle behaviors reduce dementia risk regardless of family history, study finds
By
Donna Shryer
May 21, 2021
Healthy lifestyle behaviors lower dementia risk, and that includes those with or without a family history for dementia, preliminary research from the American Heart Association has found.
Algorithm accurately predicts Alzheimer’s risk, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
May 05, 2020
A computer algorithm can go head-to-head with neurologists, accurately diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and predicting risk, say investigators.
Largest-ever Alzheimer’s study unlocks new knowledge about the disease’s genetic roots, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 30, 2013
The largest-ever international study of Alzheimer’s disease has significantly expanded the scientific community’s understanding of the disease’s genetic underpinnings, according to a...
Good advice about Alzheimer’s, dementia and staying sharp
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2016
There is no question providers see a lot of Alzheimer’s. They also encounter a lot of individuals whose family members struggle with the debilitating condition.
Drug cures Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice, Yale researchers find
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Aug 07, 2014
A drug compound successfully reversed the effects of Alzheimer’s disease in mice, researchers say, giving hope to developers trying to find a cure.