US officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly’s Kisunla, known chemically as donanemab, for mild or early cases of dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. It is only […]
By Luc Cohen and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) -A U.S. medical professor has been charged with fraud for allegedly submitting false data to get millions of dollars in public funds for research into a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Federal prosecutors said on Friday that Hoau-Yan Wang, 67, fabricated data included in grant applications to the […]
A neuroscientist whose work helped pave the way for an Alzheimer’s drug candidate was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday on charges of fraud. The indictment, announced Friday by the Justice Department, brings additional scrutiny to the work of Hoau-Yan Wang, who has had multiple studies retracted and faced an investigation by the […]
Among award-winning actress Gena Rowlands’s many film credits is The Notebook, the 2004 romantic drama in which she played a woman living with dementia. Now the 94-year-old star is herself living with Alzheimer’s disease, her son — and director of The Notebook — Nick Cassavetes, told Entertainment Weekly. “I got my mom to play older […]
The celebrated actress and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s disease, her son and filmmaker Nick Cassavetes revealed. Cassavetes, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published on Tuesday, said Rowlands has had Alzheimer’s for five years. In the 2004 film The Notebook, Cassavetes directed his mother, who played the older version of the […]
The celebrated actress and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s disease, her son and filmmaker Nick Cassavetes revealed. Cassavetes, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published on Tuesday, said Rowlands has had Alzheimer’s for five years. In the 2004 film The Notebook, Cassavetes directed his mother, who played the older version of the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists studying a family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer’s found some carry a genetic oddity that delays their initial symptoms by five years. The finding points to novel ways of fighting the mind-robbing disease – if researchers can unravel how a single copy of that very rare gene variant offers at least a […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Both the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) have posted a Silver Alert for a 73-year-old who disappeared in Madison Saturday afternoon. MNPD said John Hambrick was last seen around 1:30 p.m. outside the Dollar General in the 600 block of Gallatin Pike. According to […]
Hello, health and wellness enthusiasts. My name is Kaitlin, your guide to the news you may have missed this week and how it could impact your life. Here’s what my team explored: ☀️ It’s a salmonella summer Bummer news: cookie dough, cucumbers and bearded dragons (yes, the one you always wanted for a pet) have […]
A blood test that detects Alzheimer’s 10 to 15 years before a patient shows symptoms could be made available on the NHS within a year. Previous studies have shown the test, which measures levels of a protein in the blood called p-tau217, is cheaper, easier and at least as accurate as the current diagnosis options. […]
Food can help keep our hearts happy, blood sugar in range and legs moving—quickly—toward a new PR. Though we often refer to body and mind as two separate entities, the brain is, of course, part of the body. With that in mind, dietary choices can also play a role in cognitive health. “Nutrition plays [a […]
In “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient,” CNN chief medical correspondent follows Alzheimer’s patient Cici Zerbe who says her symptoms have been reversed after participating in Dr. Dean Ornish’s clinical trial on the effects of intensive lifestyle changes on the progression of mild cognitive impairment or early dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease. That peer-reviewed study will be […]