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Falls are a leading cause of broken hips and disability in elderly men and women, and they may even hasten…

NEW YORK, December 13, 2018 – The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation (Fisher Center), a leader in novel Alzheimer’s…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 14 million Americans aged 65 and older will have …

Men and women in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease may be able to continue driving for a time, but…

A long-term study of aging men and women found that those who said they were often very sleepy during the…

Men and women who had high blood levels of cortisol, the so-called stress hormone, performed worse on tests of memory…

By Sam Gaines Music has the ability to reach people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in positive, powerful…

Memory and thinking skills may vary by season for people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new report. Investigators found…

Having high blood pressure at age 50 is linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of…

In a rigorous late-stage trial, an experimental drug called verubecestat failed to improve memory and thinking skills or slow the…

Can our long-term diets influence the course of Alzheimer’s disease? A new study found that aging mice fed a high…

Older men and women undergoing dialysis for kidney disease face an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms…

Older men and women who had the highest levels of cardiovascular health were at less risk of developing dementia than…

A new drug showed promise in both reducing the plaques that build up in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s…

People with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia were especially likely to suffer from harmful side effects from commonly…

Anyone who cares for a loved one who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease knows the challenges that can arise…

Treatment can improve quality of life By Karen Shugart Living with Alzheimer’s disease brings a multitude of challenges. Untreated depression…

Gardening has lots of benefits for you and you your loved one. By Jennifer Sellers Gardening. It’s one of the…

“Paranoia is a subset of and related to delusions,” explains Dr. Nash, who is board-certified in internal medicine and psychiatry. “Delusions are fixed, false beliefs while paranoia involves fearfulness that comes from misinterpreting information—such as thinking that things are dangerous to you or others even though they are not.”

New York, NY, August 2018 – Last year researchers at the Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher Alzheimer Disease Education and…

By Gary Joseph LeBlanc If life has taken you in the direction of becoming a full-time caregiver for loved ones…

One of the nation’s nonprofit leaders, GuideStar, awarded the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation their Gold Seal of transparency…

Long daylight hours and a relaxed dress code make summer the perfect time of year to get out of the…

By Tamekia Reece Edited by Bernard A. Krooks, JD, CPA, LL.M, CELA There seems to be a discrepancy among the…