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Caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease is among the toughest personal journeys someone can make. To make life for caregivers easier, the Alzheimer’s Association has an Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiver Center — a resource crammed with valuable information for caregivers of patients at all disease stages. The…

People caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease — especially women — often face a financial and emotional burden more severe than that experienced by others caring for those with chronic diseases, two surveys, both by groups connected to Alzheimer’s, recently showed. To learn more about why such care…

A mutation in the BDNF gene can accelerate loss of memory and cognitive function in people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s, according to a study. The study, “BDNF Val66Met predicts cognitive decline in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention,” was published in the journal Neurology. BDNF is an…

Alzheimer’s deaths in the United States have jumped more than 50 percent in 15 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One reason for the increase is that physicians are diagnosing the condition better, adding a lot more deaths to the Alzheimer’s category. Another reason is that Americans are…

Believing that stress or genetics play roles in the development of Alzheimer’s increases people’s fear that the disease will strike them, according to a study. The research, “The Influence of Psychosocial and Cognitive Factors on Perceived Threat of Alzheimer’s Disease,” also revealed that cognition problems, a feeling that…

A high-fat, high-sugar diet may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people carrying the ApoE4 gene, according to a new study, “Obesity Accelerates Alzheimer-Related Pathology in APOE4 but Not APOE3 Mice,” that appeared in the journal eNeuro. Obesity is considered an environmental risk factor for Alzheimer’s, while the strongest genetic…

Higher levels of a molecule called anthranilic acid could signal that a person is at increased risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study. The research, “Association of amine biomarkers with incident dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in the Framingham Study,” was published in the journal…

The advances scientists have made in identifying dementia symptoms include the hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, the third most prevalent kind behind Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. Scientists have also discovered biomarkers for diagnosing the disease, including the presence of the protein aggregates known as Lewy bodies that give the condition…

Anavex Life Sciences  has presented new information at a New York conference on Anavex 2-73, which prevented further decline in Alzheimer’s patients’ mental capacity in a clinical trial last year. Dr. Christopher U. Missling, Anavex’s president and chief executive officer, made the presentation at the Jefferies 2017 Global…

The $100 million IDEAS (Imaging Dementia — Evidence for Amyloid Scanning) Study is working closely with researchers and government officials to add three additional studies to the main project, where more than 18,000 people with cognitive deterioration but whose diagnosis is unclear are receiving a brain amyloid PET…