An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain's production of a protein called tau.

The Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas fund, a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will provide $3 billion in grants to researchers.

U.S. health officials have endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s.

Some Republicans have bristled at the hefty cost of the bill, and Democrats could reject the funding for it over the school voucher dispute.

Scientists at UT Health San Antonio have made a major breakthrough regarding treatment for diseases like brain cancer and Alzheimer’s.

An experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age.

New research suggests that Americans' risk for developing dementia over a lifetime may be higher than previously thought.

U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease.

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease.

A study of older adults in China offers a closer look at the dominolike sequence of brain changes that lead to Alzheimer's.

Stacker identified the areas in Texas with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, using data released by the Alzheimer's Association.

Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer's drugs seep inside the brain faster — using sound waves to jiggle a temporary opening in its protective shield.

Border counties in Texas have some of the highest Alzheimer’s diagnosis rates in the nation, with rates ranging from 13% to 18% of people aged 65 and over.

These past few years are being called a major tipping point in Alzheimer's research. A second treatment has now been approved that targets the underlying cause of Alzheimer's, not just the symptoms.

When it comes to the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's and dementia across the state Bexar county comes in seventh. This brand new information comes from the Alzheimer's Association, in the first ever report that lists numbers by county instead of by state.

New research shows another experimental Alzheimer's drug can modestly slow patients' inevitable worsening.

Greg Sciuto, the leader and executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association’s San Antonio & South Texas chapter, joined Leading SA to talk about Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month in June.

The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration should cut back a hefty premium increase soon to hit millions of enrollees.

Do you have a loved one who could be showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease?

Here's some tips on what you can do now to stay mentally sharp in your 80s, 90s, and beyond.

As millions of Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, it’s important to understand what might be contributing when it comes to individuals developing this illness.

Three breakthroughs for Alzheimer’s could end up saving millions of lives.

Every minute someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and more than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care -- husbands, wives, daughters and sons, often working around the clock to keep their loved ones safe. 45-year-old Usha Tewari rarely leaves her apartment. Dama Melendez, Program Manager for Alzheimer’s Association, Central & North Florida Chapter, works with Alzheimer’s families. Use security cameras to monitor doors, so loved ones don’t wander out. Usha Tewari said she also found help through the Rosalynn Carter institute at www.rosalynncarter.org.

Two-thirds of Alzheimer’s cases in the United States are in women. Researchers used to think that more women got Alzheimer’s because they lived longer. Scientists scanned the brains of women and men and found declines in estrogen were involved in Alzheimer’s abnormalities. Another brain scan showed women metabolized sugar better, which may help them compensate for dementia damage better, causing a delayed diagnosis. Specifically, one of the genes was linked to Alzheimer’s risk in women and three were linked to risk in men.