The Latest Breaking News from the Alzheimer Association

The Alzheimer's drug's approval would trigger broader access under Medicare, but critics say it shouldn't be on the market at all.

There are no drugs or treatments to cure Alzheimer’s disease, but emerging drugs may slow disease progression.

Over one in 10 adults in the US over the age of 65 have dementia. Although most patients have Alzheimer's there are other less common types including Frontotemporal dementia which Hollywood star Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with

A new study shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don't change recommendations about use of the supplements

Millions of patients and their caregivers breathed a collective sigh of relief when drugmaker Eli Lilly recently announced its new experimental Alzheimer’s medication appears to slow cognitive decline by 35%. The Food and Drug Administration could approve the new treatment, donanemab, as soon as this year.

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The costs of Alzheimer’s disease – human and financial – are rising sharply in California and nationally, and census projections for America’s rapidly aging population suggest the scope of the disease soon might rival what America saw during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.