Currently, most scientists do not see a link between ALS and Alzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), or other dementias. The medical community has for decades attributed symptoms of some of ...

Microbial infections in the brain can lead to cognitive impairment, including dementia. Such infections are suspected to also lead to Alzheimer’s Disease in some patients – including the loss of ...

With a $5.5 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers at Case Western Reserve University will seek to systemize new diagnostic tests for dementia with Lewy ...

Pseudodementia is a reversible condition often mistaken for dementia, treatable with proper care and timely intervention.

Compared with other antidiabetic drugs, semaglutide is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer disease-related dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes.

In 2014, there were 5 million people in the U.S. with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias – about 1.6 percent of the U.S. population. That number is projected to grow to 13.9 million ...

TES. This includes dementias, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Lewy body dementia and others. We shouldn’t become myopic and focus on CTE alone. It is one of many diseases in this spectrum.

Nearly 50 percent of all dementias, including Alzheimer's, begins with the breakdown of the smallest blood vessels in the brain and their protective "gatekeeper cells," according to a Keck School ...

The dollar figures only tell part of the story, however. Those who care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias report that both their physical and mental health suffers.

Experts say that total annual costs for healthcare, long-term care, and hospice care for people with AD and other dementias will increase from $236 billion in 2016 to more than $1 trillion in 2050 ...

Dementias Platform, United Kingdom (UK) Time frame: 1 February 2024 - 31 January 2025 ...