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Alzheimers Disease

Veteran New York TV anchor reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis

  • Jun 14

Sen. Andy Kim opens up about dad's Alzheimer's diagnosis

  • Dec 10, 2025

FDA clears blood test to help rule out Alzheimer's disease

  • Oct 14, 2025

Navigating Alzheimer's: Local woman writes guidebook for families

  • Sep 16, 2025

How to get free dementia caregiving hours through pilot program

  • Sep 16, 2025

Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman's cause of death

  • Apr 28, 2025

Newly-released video shows police response to home of Hackman and wife

  • Mar 23, 2025

Ingredient in Ozempic, Wegovy may reduce risk of Alzheimer's: Study

  • Oct 24, 2024

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FDA clears blood test to help rule out Alzheimer's disease in people showing symptoms

  • Oct 14, 2025
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How to get free dementia caregiving hours through pilot program

  • Sep 16, 2025
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Navigating Alzheimer's: Local woman writes guidebook for families

  • Sep 16, 2025
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FDA advisers back Eli Lilly Alzheimer's drug Donanemab

  • Jun 11, 2024
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New blood test that screens for Alzheimer's may be a step closer to reality, study suggests

  • Jan 23, 2024
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New Jersey woman uses classic car to start conversations about Alzheimer's

  • Nov 20, 2023
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Program aims to increase Hispanic participants in Alzheimer's disease trials

  • Oct 27, 2023
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New study shows 'good' cholesterol may affect risk for Alzheimer's Disease

  • May 18, 2023

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'The Notebook' star Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer's, her son reveals

Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer's, her son, director Nick Cassavetes has revealed.

  • Jun 26, 2024

Pa. caregiver befriends Air Force veteran through 'Seniors Helping Seniors'

When veteran Barry Platt was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, his wife called 'Seniors Helping Seniors' to find not only a caregiver, but a friend.

  • Mar 18, 2024

New blood test that screens for Alzheimer's may be a step closer to reality, study suggests

Quest Diagnostics, the company behind the test, has stressed that it is not meant to diagnose Alzheimer's, but says it helps assess a person's risk of developing the disease.

  • Jan 23, 2024

New Jersey woman uses classic car to start conversations about Alzheimer's

Sometimes, her conversations about Alzheimer's happen at classic car shows where 'Betty' has already won a trophy.

  • Nov 20, 2023

Program aims to increase Hispanic participants in Alzheimer's disease trials

Adriana Perez says underrepresentation in clinical trials could result in less effective treatment and less of an understanding of why the numbers of Alzheimer's cases are rising so fast in the Hispanic community.

  • Oct 27, 2023