Editor’s note: CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon and best-selling author on brain health. “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient” premieres on “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” on Sunday, May 19, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CNN and streams on MAX on June 18. Preventive neurologist Dr Richard Isaacson stared at the numbers on the […]
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 […]
For filmmaker Lauren Miller Rogen, a good night’s rest is nonnegotiable — even if her husband, actor Seth Rogen, has some thoughts about all the work it takes to get there. “Seth always jokes that I have 10,000 things to do to sleep,” Lauren, who tracks her sleep and activity with an Oura Ring, says […]
Facing concerns about his own family history of Alzheimer’s, CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits preventive neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson to have his own risk for dementia assessed in the CNN documentary “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient.” At the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases of Florida, Dr. Isaacson is leading a novel clinical trial focused […]
As the founder of the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, Maria Shriver has been raising awareness about brain health for decades, ever since her father was diagnosed in 2003. And — as you might guess from the name of her organization — the journalist is especially passionate about women and Alzheimer’s, a crucial but once-overlooked conversation, as […]
Mixed nuts including walnuts The connection between diet and brain health is undeniable. Certain foods are linked to supporting cognitive health while other foods create inflammation in the brain, which can negatively impact cognition over time. While it’s impossible to prevent Alzheimer’s through diet alone (it’s a complicated disease with many factors at play), you […]
Tuesday’s front pages are largely dominated by ceasefire negotiations in the ongoing Israel-Gaza war. The Times leads with Israel saying that no ceasefire has been agreed to, after Hamas said it had accepted a proposal brokered by Qatari and Egyptian mediators. [BBC] The Guardian leads on Israeli airstrikes starting in the southern Gazan city of […]
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -People who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene are virtually guaranteed to develop Alzheimer’s and face symptoms at an earlier age, researchers reported on Monday in a study that could redefine such carriers as having a new genetic form of the mind-wasting disease. The reclassification could change Alzheimer’s research, […]
Alzheimer’s disease may be inherited more often than previously known, according to a new study that paints a clearer picture of a gene long known to be linked to the common form of dementia. Authors of the study, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, say this might even be considered a distinct, inherited form […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene. Scientists have long known a gene called APOE4 is one of many things that can increase people’s risk for Alzheimer’s, including simply getting older. The vast majority […]
(Reuters) -Biogen beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Wednesday as a series of cost-cutting measures helped offset the impact of fierce competition for its older drugs, sending its shares up nearly 4% before the bell. The company also said its Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, developed with Japanese partner Eisai, recorded global sales of about […]
A gene mutation that reduces the odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease by 70 per cent has been discovered by scientists. This “protective” variant occurs in a gene – FN1 – which makes a protein known as fibronectin. The discovery was made in people who had another gene known as APOEe4, which significantly increases the risk […]