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Dr. Nathaniel Chin explains why repeat cognitive testing can reveal meaningful changes over time that a single score may miss ...

The symptoms of FTD overlap with many other psychiatric and neurological conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality, and Parkinson’s disease. Since the symptoms start young, ...

Deborah Kan is the founder and CEO of Being Patient, a journalism-driven news platform on Alzheimer’s, dementia, and brain ...

The brain is busy the entire time. The trouble, she told me, is that we discount it. The effect of being with other people is “always minimized in our head,” she said, because it does not come in a ...

It often reflects an attempt to fulfill a former obligation, such as going to work, or to find a place that feels like home. Secure the home with door alarms or locks and helpful signage, provide ...

After her husband suffered a traumatic brain injury, Juana Libedinsky learned that caregiving didn’t have to mean giving up every part of who she was.

After her husband’s young onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Kristin Carpenter learned that preparing for the future didn’t have to mean giving up the life they were still living. Kristin Carpenter is a ...

Dr. Catherine Madison sees a field moving toward earlier diagnosis, earlier treatment and a more diverse pipeline of potential therapies. After more than 20 years of attending the Alzheimer’s ...

AbbVie’s Juvmo will be available in October as a standalone or add-on therapy for treating Parkinson’s motor symptoms.

Blood tests are evaluated by comparing how often the results of the test align with an amyloid PET scan or spinal tap. There is substantial variation in the accuracy of individual blood tests, which ...