With early Alzheimer’s in the family, these sisters decided to test for the gene
By Jon Hamilton for NPR on September 12, 2022 In some families, Alzheimer’s disease seems inevitable. “Your grandmother has it,
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Alzheimer’s/Dementia
Zapping the brain with electricity shown to boost older people’s short- and long-term memory
(By Megan Molteni for STAT) Sending weak electrical current into the brain for 20 minutes a day for four days
Read MoreCognitive Rehab May Help Older Adults Clear Covid-Related Brain Fog
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Eight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what
Read MoreAlzheimer’s researchers are looking beyond plaques and tangles for new treatments
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) The field of Alzheimer’s research is branching out. After decades of focusing on the sticky
Read MoreHospices Have Become Big Business for Private Equity Firms, Raising Concerns About End-of-Life Care
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) Hospice care, once provided primarily by nonprofit agencies, has seen a remarkable shift
Read MoreCostly Alzheimer’s treatment is spreading around the world, with virtually no science to back it up
(By Jonathan Moens for STAT) BERLIN — Looking more like a barber than a doctor, orthopedic surgeon Musa Citak squirted
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare limits Aduhelm for all health plans: ‘unproven and not medically necessary’
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare plans will only pay for the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm for patients
Read MoreMedicare finalizes its restrictions on new Alzheimer’s drug, despite pressure from drugmakers
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Medicare on Thursday finalized its plan to restrict coverage for the controversial, pricey
Read MoreWith pharma still struggling in Alzheimer’s, health tech companies want a swing
(By Katie Palmer for STAT) In the wake of the first Alzheimer’s drug approval in nearly two decades, pharmaceutical companies
Read MoreThis form of memory loss is common— but most Americans don’t know about it
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) About one in seven people 60 and older have a brain condition that may be
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