ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On Wednesday, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) held a conference in Albuquerque to provide information and resources to those affected by Alzheimer’s. The main goal of ...

New Mexico has paired up with the Alzheimer’s Association in a pilot U.S. initiative aimed at raising awareness about a ...

During Brain Awareness Week, the American Heart Association offers insight to improve your brain health as the burden of dementia and other neurological conditions grows worldwide ...

The Ironman Triathlon is a grueling 140 miles, which includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile marathon ...

Ruth Guzman is a Community Educator with the Alzheimer’s Association, and she came by with some helpful information and ...

Members of Coffee Club in Sioux Falls get together every Thursday, and this week, their meetup benefitted the Alzheimer’s ...

Now, he joins the Alzheimer’s Association 24-member volunteer governing board in steering the strategic direction of the organization as it carries out its mission to end Alzheimer’s and all other ...

For 10 years, a woman with Down syndrome defied what many scientists believed to be an inevitability. Despite carrying the ...

New research suggests that the formation of stress granules, clumps of proteins and RNA under stress, is a potential root cause of Alzheimer's disease. These granules affect biological processes ...

Doctors often use antidepressants to manage the depression, anxiety and agitation that accompanies a diagnosis of dementia. Now, a new study suggests the use of antidepressants may hasten the ...

In 2020, Sue Bell became one of the first Alzheimer's patients in the U.S. to receive the drug now marketed as Leqembi. Four years later, she and her husband, Ken, halted the treatment.

Very probably.” The more severe the dementia, the stronger the association between antidepressant use and cognitive decline, the study said. “However, a major limitation of the study is that ...