Research

I enjoy writing. (She said, as if that’s not obvious to someone who is currently reading something I wrote.) Not only do I enjoy writing these pieces for you or...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia worldwide. However, there are few treatments for AD. Scientists believe that AD is caused by clumps of protein called amyloid...

In 2015, the Aging Life Care Association highlighted the increasing prevalence of dementia among veterans in 2015.1 Some researchers estimate that more than 400,000 new cases of Alzheimer’s disease and...

Drugmaker Eli Lilly and clinical researchers recently stopped a nationwide clinical trial that was testing the drug solanezumab, a medicine that had shown some promise against Alzheimer’s disease. After analyzing...

An Alzheimer's diagnosis is a shock, but what can make it more difficult is the lack of information available for people diagnosed with Alzheimer's and their loved ones. Many people...

Alzheimer’s disease affects all people. In fact, 5.8 million Americans are living with the disease.1 But there are differences in Alzheimer’s between non-Hispanic whites and Hispanic/Latino people and African Americans...

A lot of buzz dropped recently about new research into neurological mechanisms that occur during sleep. Researchers at Boston University reported in a study published in 2019 that they found...

Dr. Marvin Berman is President of Quietmind Foundation, founded in 2000. He directs QMF's research programs in noninvasive non-drug treatment development for neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders with a focus on...

Blood pressure and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias have been linked together before, but recently there have been new research breakthroughs that may open up treatment...

Researchers are constantly making new discoveries about Alzheimer’s disease (AD) due to the fact that is a complex condition that involves one of the most sophisticated organs, the brain. In...

Detecting Alzheimer's disease early can be challenging, especially in the pre-clinical stages before any symptoms are apparent. Brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease occur years and years before any symptoms...

It is so painful to watch your loved one leave you. Even more so when you have been married for over 60 years. Mom endured that pain for a number...

Clinical trials are a large part of medicine. They are research studies done with individuals who have consented to be part of the trial, and researchers evaluate whether a medical...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) diagnosis is a challenge for patients, physicians, and researchers. There is no single accurate test to diagnose AD.1 People cannot be diagnosed until they begin to exhibit...