Dementia News - ScienceDaily
WEB2 days ago — Read the latest medical research on dementia. Causes, symptoms, lowering the risks, care, medications and new treatments for dementia.
Lifestyle changes may slow or improve Alzheimer’s and dementia ... - CNN
WEBJun 7, 2024 — 8 comments. Following a vegan diet, reducing stress, exercising and sharing feelings with others helped people slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found.
FDA fully approves Leqembi, first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's ...
WEBJul 6, 2023 — Andrew Harnik/AP. The Food and Drug Administration has fully approved the first drug shown to slow down Alzheimer's disease. The action means that Leqembi, whose generic name is lecanemab, should...
New Drug Approved for Early Alzheimer’s - The New York Times
WEBJul 2, 2024 — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, the latest in a novel class of treatments that has been greeted with hope, disappointment and...
FDA approves new Alzheimer’s drug that appears to slow disease - NBC News
WEBJan 6, 2023 — Most drugs approved by the FDA for Alzheimer’s are aimed at helping symptoms, not actually slowing the progression of the disease. Friday's announcement comes on the heels of a scathing ...
How AI could monitor brain health and find dementia sooner
WEB1 day ago — Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, afflicting an estimated 5.8 million Americans older than 65 in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New Treatment Reverses Alzheimer’s Disease Signs
WEBDec 20, 2023 — PHILADELPHIA – A “chaperone” molecule that slows the formation of certain proteins reversed disease signs, including memory impairment, in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Start of new era for Alzheimer’s treatment — Harvard Gazette
WEBJun 5, 2023 — Researchers say we appear to be at the start of a new era for Alzheimer’s treatment. Trial results published in January showed that for the first time a drug has been able to slow the cognitive decline characteristic of the disease. The drug, lecanemab, is a monoclonal antibody that works by binding to a key protein linked to the malady ...
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report ... - The Lancet
WEBJul 31, 2024 — The 2024 update of the Lancet Commission on dementia provides new hopeful evidence about dementia prevention, intervention, and care.
HHS Releases National Plan Update Marking Year of Progress on …
WEBDec 12, 2023 — The National Plan is a roadmap of strategies and actions of how HHS and its partners can accelerate research, expand treatments, improve care, support people living with dementia and their caregivers, and encourage action to reduce risk factors.