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.

An 81-year-old woman finished a nearly 3,000-mile walk across the United States on Saturday, completing a journey from San Diego to St. Augustine that supporters called historic.

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

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. On Tuesday, a board-certified clinical neurologist from Health First shared the latest in brain health.

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 Florida with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, using data released by the Alzheimer's Association.

Stacker identified the areas in Florida 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.

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

A missing, endangered 92-year-old Orlando woman with Alzheimer’s was found safe, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Every weekday morning a stream of buses pulls up under the carport at the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation in Melbourne. The staff helps everyone make their way to Joe’s Club, an adult daycare program for people who can’t safely be left at home. Most have Alzheimer’s or dementia.

A missing woman with Alzheimer’s was found safe and in good health, the Oviedo Police Department said in a tweet.

An estimated 6 million people are affected by the disease, which causes memory loss and other mental functions. Now, Advent Health is working to get results with early detection of Alzheimer’s.

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.

C2N Diagnostics has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimers disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. If a blood test had been available, “I might have been afraid of the results” but would have “jumped on that” to find out, she said. The blood test from C2N Diagnostics of St. Louis aims to fill that gap. If the PET scan was negative, the blood test ruled out amyloid buildup 77% of the time. The other 23% got a positive result, but that doesn't necessarily mean the blood test was incorrect, Braunstein said.

Published: May 23, 2020, 7:38 am Updated: May 23, 2020, 8:54 amMARION COUNTY, Fla. – 8:50 a.m.Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office have canceled the silver alert on a missing woman with Alzheimer’s. Deputies told News 6 Saturday morning that Pearl Gayle was located. Original StoryThe Marion County Sheriff’s Office issued a silver alert Saturday morning after a woman diagnosed with Alzheimer’s went missing. Officials said Pearl May Gayle was last seen leaving the World Outreach Evangelistic Ministries in Ocala Friday night. Officials said Gayle has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and her family and law enforcement are concerned for her wellbeing.