Alzheimers News

The study authors concluded that blood pressure reduction -- not the medications themselves -- is what lowers dementia risk.

According to the Alzheimer's Association, 5.7 million Americans are now living with the illness, which is progressive and has no effective treatment. U.S. Alzheimer's cases are expected to rise to 14 million by 2050, the association said.

Researchers gave a random sample of 317 adults a fictional description of a patient with mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer's. Respondents were told the patient's condition would worsen, improve or stay the same.

About 5.7 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease -- 5.5 million of them aged 65 and older. By 2025, the number of seniors with Alzheimer's could reach 7.1 million, up nearly 29 percent.

A hallmark of Alzheimer's is the accumulation of a protein in the brain called beta-amyloid. It's believed that one benefit of sleep is to clear beta-amyloid, and poor sleep might allow it to build up, the authors of the new study pointed out.

In recent weeks, a pair of high-profile disappointments have been reported, including one just announced on a trial of the Eli Lily drug solanezumab.

Advances in brain imaging have uncovered for the first time how it's thought Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain.

Medical science has failed to prove that any treatment, therapy or brain exercise can help prevent dementias such as Alzheimer's disease, an extensive new review has concluded.

For the study, the researchers analyzed data from more than 16,000 adults, aged 55 and older, who were evaluated in 2000 and 2010.

As the baby boomer population ages, the number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease will double by 2060, researchers report.

Scientists say they've pinpointed a rare piece of DNA that may shield against the Alzheimer's disease -- even in people who are otherwise at high risk.

A new research review suggests there's something about marriage -- or people who get and stay married -- that significantly lowers the risk of mental decline in old age.

Even if researchers were to find a groundbreaking new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, millions of people might not benefit from it, new research reveals.

Bill Gates says he will provide $50 million for research into efforts to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease.

New survey results illustrate the ups and downs of caring for aging family members

Doctors see promise in the use of vision, smell, and other tests to find out how likely it would be for a patient to get Alzheimer's later.

Rates have fallen among those 70 and older; gains against heart disease might explain trend

If your genes predispose you to the illness, 65 to 75 may be high-risk years

For every 1 percent drop in sleep's REM phase, a 9 percent jump in odds for thinking, memory troubles, study found

Annual costs may top $320,000, study estimates

The country music superstar was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011.

Study found odds for mental decline still higher for those born in certain southeastern U.S. states

Reducing mid-life hearing loss might make the biggest difference

Last new drug for the memory-robbing disease was introduced in the United States in 2003

Skills lost, such as dressing or bathing, can potentially be relearned, small study suggests