An 81-year-old woman finished a nearly 3,000-mile walk across the United States on Saturday, completing a journey from San Diego to St. Augustine that supporters called historic.

A musical created for Alzheimer's Awareness

More than 7 million people have Alzheimer’s disease here in the United States. Now, a new blood test may be able to help with early diagnosis.

New Mexico has paired up with the Alzheimer’s Association in a pilot U.S. initiative aimed at raising awareness about a disease that affects several million people in the country.

As we prepare to set our clocks forward by an hour, the transition into Daylight Saving Time (DST) may bring more than just minor inconveniences. While many of us may feel groggy or disoriented for a few days, experts warn that the time change can have an even greater impact on vulnerable populations—especially those living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Britain’s drug regulator approved the Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla on Wednesday, but the government won’t be paying for it after an independent watchdog agency said the treatment isn’t worth the cost to taxpayers.

For the last three years, Cleveland Clinic researchers have been studying the possibility of repurposing a well-known drug called Sildenafil for Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s disease is being called a health crisis as worldwide care is estimated at more than $1 trillion and it’s expected to get worse.

Nearly two-thirds of those with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States are women.

It’s getting darker earlier in the day after daylight saving time went into effect. The time change can be challenging for those who have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

Researchers are constantly searching for answers as to what causes this mysterious disease. Now, they may be one step closer to identifying some risk factors.

The FDA is set to decide whether it will fully approve the first Alzheimer’s drug to show it could slow the disease’s progression in certain patients. But the decision could also have other implications, including who would get access to it.

Medicare recipients will get a premium reduction — but not until next year.

When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, the earlier the diagnosis the better and soon, maybe your eye doctor will be able to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease earlier than ever before.

More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, but did you know several conditions are often mistaken for the devastating brain disease?

The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration is calling for a government investigation into highly unusual contacts between her agency’s drug reviewers and the maker of a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug.

Government health officials have approved the first drug that they say may help slow Alzheimer’s disease.

Government health officials have approved the first drug that they say may help slow Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers used to think that more women got Alzheimer’s because they lived longer. But why does Alzheimer’s affect more women than men? Scientists scanned the brains of women and men and found declines in estrogen were involved in Alzheimer’s abnormalities. Specifically, women with a higher waist circumference had a 39% increased risk of dementia in 15 years. Specifically, one of the genes was linked to Alzheimer’s risk in women and three were linked to risk in men.

(CNN) - A new study finds personalized lifestyle interventions not only stopped cognitive decline in people at risk for Alzheimer's, but actually increased their memory and thinking skills within 18 months. "This is the first study in a real-world clinic setting showing individualized clinical management may improve cognitive function and also reduce Alzheimer's and cardiovascular risk," Isaacson said. The study was published Wednesday in the journal "Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association." "Our study was designed to look at the effects of lifestyle intervention on cognitive function," Isaacson said. The study was not designed to prevent Alzheimer's, only to see if lifestyle changes affected cognitive function.

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Subjects were randomized to 12 months of aerobic exercise or stretching and toning. Both aerobic and stretching may prevent or slow cognitive decline, according to the researchers, but aerobic exercise had more benefits on reducing hippocampal shrinkage than stretching. But MRI and PET imaging showed those who did aerobic exercise had slower degeneration in the hippocampus than those who did flexibility training. "The brains of participants with amyloid responded more to the aerobic exercise than the others," Zhang said. "Most physicians believe in the power of exercise to support overall brain health, but fewer believe that exercise can specifically impact people with early Alzheimer's," Isaacson said.

Dr. Mehmet Oz has revealed that his mother has Alzheimer's disease. Im feeling guilty because I completely missed the signs until fairly late in the process, Oz told People. If the right word was, You look beautiful today, she would use, You look pretty prettier today. I missed those clues, Oz said. Oz said there are other signs to look out for if you suspect your loved one has early-stage Alzheimer's, including confusing time and place, misplacing things and trouble with visuals. Oz revealed he was tested in the wake of learning about his mother's diagnosis and he too has one of the genes for Alzheimer's.