HISTORICAL FACTS: Alzheimer disease - Caught on Camera

Scientists may have finally figured out why the body fails to heal Alzheimer’s by itself

Accelerated ageing of the blood system found linked to Alzheimer’s

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Global Dementia Trials Testing 158 Therapies May Need 350,000 Volunteers Because Strict Screening Turns Many Away

Dementia trials testing 158 therapies may need 350,000 volunteers to fill about 55,000 spots. Where U.S. families can search for trials and what to ask.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Hundreds of ageing Americans may not get results of Alzheimer’s study due to Trump cuts

Shutdown of study is latest for Trump administration, which has canceled, frozen and otherwise disrupted more than 5,700 medical research grants over two years

The Guardian - US · Sep 17

An Ancient DNA Change May Help Explain Why Some People Face Higher Risk of Brain Disease

An ancient DNA inversion near the MAPT gene may help explain differences in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disease risk.

Medical Daily · Aug 26

What are the symptoms of Alzheimer’s – and how does the disease affect men and women differently?

Experts have spoken about the signs and symptoms and how people with Alzheimer’s can be better supported

The Independent UK · Aug 21

Newer Blood Thinners Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline in People with Both Atrial Fibrillation and Alzheimer's

A Swedish study of 7,308 patients links newer oral anticoagulants to slower cognitive decline in people with atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer's.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Alzheimer’s research is latest casualty in Trump administration war against ‘DEI’

Grant cancellations at leading research institutions appear to target study of impacts of racism on brain health

The Guardian - US · Aug 17

Estrogen-Only Hormone Therapy Was Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Risk, but the Study Cannot Show Cause

A Stanford study of 21,462 women tied estrogen-only hormone therapy to 35 percent lower odds of Alzheimer's pathology. It cannot prove cause.

Medical Daily · Aug 14

Alzheimer's Treatment Can Now Begin at Home with an Injection Instead of Months of Infusions

The FDA approved an at-home subcutaneous starting dose of lecanemab. Launch is planned for late August, and monitoring requirements remain unchanged.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

HRT drugs could slash risk of dementia in women, new study shows

Using data from more than 20,000 women, a study found that use of this hormone therapy in later life was linked to ‘significantly lower odds of a clinical dementia diagnosis’

The Independent UK · Aug 12