People who have no symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease but who have an abnormal protein believed to be a hallmark of the illness should be enrolled in clinical trials to test whether drugs can head off the disease, according to a team of researchers led by a scientist at Boston’s Brigham ... continue reading
COMMENTARY | Would you divorce a spouse suffering from Alzheimer’s disease? According to televangelist Pat Robertson, the illness might offer you a get-out-of-marriage-free card. Is he right? Perhaps not; but he is not alone.
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MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) — Women fear Alzheimer’s disease more than any other illness except cancer, and they are more often on the front lines of providing care for loved ones battling the disease, new research shows.
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When photographer Mark Edwards’ mother June from Braintree was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he decided to use his art to chart the effects of the illness.
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Alzheimer’s disease: Portrait of dementia’s effect on photographer’s mother
Those with a family history of Alzheimer’s are known to be at significantly higher risk of being diagnosed with the illness themselves.
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Alzheimer’s ‘risk rises if your mother was a sufferer’