/tags/alzheimers Alzheimer's en-US Copyright Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-06-21/creative-work-dementia-caregiving-alzheimers-family The vast majority of people living with dementia receive essential care from their own family and friends. Two caregivers share their experiences supporting their loved ones with dementia. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-06-21/creative-work-dementia-caregiving-alzheimers-family Paige Miranda, Anita Rao, Amanda Magnus /health/2023-08-11/bcbsnc-other-insurers-wont-cover-alzheimers-drug-for-some-patients Leqembi is the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and some insurers in other states say they still see the $26,000-a-year drug as experimental. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:54:45 GMT /health/2023-08-11/bcbsnc-other-insurers-wont-cover-alzheimers-drug-for-some-patients Associated Press /health/2023-06-01/wake-forest-university-study-links-type-2-diabetes-to-alzheimers-disease High blood sugar in test animals created more buildup of toxic proteins that give rise to Alzheimer's disease, researchers found. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:34:03 GMT /health/2023-06-01/wake-forest-university-study-links-type-2-diabetes-to-alzheimers-disease Sharryse Piggott /2022-03-18/this-form-of-memory-loss-is-common-but-most-americans-dont-know-about-it Mild cognitive impairment, a common brain condition, can be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. But most people don't know the symptoms. And some may mistake it for normal aging. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:00:24 GMT /2022-03-18/this-form-of-memory-loss-is-common-but-most-americans-dont-know-about-it Jon Hamilton /health/2015-11-19/new-initiative-seeks-to-make-orange-county-a-friendlier-place-for-people-with-dementia The federal Administration for Community Living has awarded Orange County $900,000 over the next three years to help make the community a more inclusive… Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:15:11 GMT /health/2015-11-19/new-initiative-seeks-to-make-orange-county-a-friendlier-place-for-people-with-dementia Rebecca Martinez /health/2015-07-30/rapid-development-of-dementia-in-women More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer's and new evidence that suggests women's brains are especially vulnerable to the disease.Women… Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:21:11 GMT /health/2015-07-30/rapid-development-of-dementia-in-women Phoebe Judge, Hady Mawajdeh /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-30/rapid-development-of-dementia-in-women More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer's and new evidence that suggests women's brains are especially vulnerable to the disease.Women… Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:21:11 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-30/rapid-development-of-dementia-in-women Phoebe Judge, Hady Mawajdeh /2015-01-23/leaky-blood-vessels-in-the-brain-may-lead-to-alzheimers As vessels become more porous, researchers say, they allow toxins in the bloodstream to reach, and damage, delicate brain cells and raise the risk for dementia. Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:06:00 GMT /2015-01-23/leaky-blood-vessels-in-the-brain-may-lead-to-alzheimers Jon Hamilton /arts-culture/2014-09-05/diane-rehm-in-surviving-grace Alzheimer’s disease is still a poorly understood illness, not only in the way it develops, but also how it affects caregivers. It is now the sixth leading… Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:59:19 GMT /arts-culture/2014-09-05/diane-rehm-in-surviving-grace Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-05/diane-rehm-in-surviving-grace Alzheimer’s disease is still a poorly understood illness, not only in the way it develops, but also how it affects caregivers. It is now the sixth leading… Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:59:19 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-05/diane-rehm-in-surviving-grace Will Michaels, Frank Stasio