Like most people, caregivers look forward to celebrating the holidays with family and friends. Or do they? Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but it carries many expectations, with the greatest ...

While Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has no cure, five prescription medicines have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat disease symptoms that impact thinking and memory.

Namzaric (donepezil and memantine), also known as MDX-8704, ADS-8704, and Arimenda, is an approved therapy for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. Allergan markets the treatment in the U.S. and ...

The approved drugs for Alzheimer’s disease do not address the underlying cause of the disease, but instead treat only the symptoms. However, there is a vast array of experimental treatments that are ...

Muna Therapeutics and GSK said they will collaborate to identify and validate new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease, a step that could pave the way for new treatments for the condition. The ...

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) experience a slow progressive decline in memory and cognitive ability, among other symptoms, due to the spread of damage in the brain. Generally, the disease is ...

As a disease that is best detected and treated early after onset, Alzheimer disease is characterized by a variety of aberrantly regulated proteins and molecules, which once identified can be used as ...

November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease — and their supporters — to wear teal and spread ...

There is a rapid growth in the number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease, and only around one in four people with the disease get diagnosed. It is estimated that there are approximately 44 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eli Lilly‘s antibody therapy donanemab, now Kisunla, for certain adults with Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, Kisunla is indicated for ...

As a former caregiver to an elderly parent who had Alzheimer’s disease, Florida-based Ray counts it a privilege to write columns discussing the day-to-day challenges associated with the onslaught of ...