June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association is urging patients, caregivers, and supporters to “take action now — for yourself, your loved ones, and for the fight to end Alzheimer’s.” The U.S.-based nonprofit is taking to social media and hosting both virtual and in-person events…
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A new patient advocacy organization, the ApoE4 Alzheimer’s Alliance, has launched in the U.S., with a goal of helping advance both supportive policies and the development of treatments for people with Alzheimer’s disease associated with the ApoE4 gene variant. According to the National Institutes of Health, this variant…
Leqembi (lecanemab) has won marketing authorization in the European Union for the treatment of certain adults with early Alzheimer’s disease, making it the first therapy that targets an underlying cause of the neurodegenerative condition to be approved in the region. The treatment is indicated for adults with mild…
Becoming educated and informed about Alzheimer’s is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your Alzheimer’s journey.
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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