Alzheimer’s disease

Can this nasal spray slow down Alzheimer’s? One couple is helping scientists find out

Joe Walsh is the first Alzheimer's patient to be treated with an experimental nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain.

First FDA-cleared Alzheimer’s blood test could make diagnoses faster, more accurate

The first Alzheimer's blood test cleared by the Food And Drug Administration is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease.

Latest Alzheimer’s lab tests focus on memory loss, not brain plaques

New tests of blood and spinal fluid can identify people experiencing memory loss from Alzheimer's disease.

After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, a new job gave a father ‘dignity’ and ‘purpose’

When Paul Cotter's father began to show signs of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he lost job after job. Then, a small local company offered him a role that helped rebuild his sense of purpose.

Alzheimer’s was taking her memory, so she started taking a new drug

Myra Solano Garcia, who has Alzheimer's, says the drug Kisunla may be one reason she can still drive, cook, and sing.