California is on the cusp of a demographic shift, with the number of people 65 and older skyrocketing by 59% over the next 15 ...

I wonder if the politicians who voted for the NIH budget know anyone affected by Alzheimer’s or what it’s like to lose ...

Scientists identify a specific gene variant that doubles dementia risk in older men, suggesting the potential for targeted ...

A new AI software aims to identify people at risk of dementia – during high street eye exams. Data scientists and clinical ...

AUSTIN_Billions of dollars for the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas will go before voters in November in a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing its funding heads to the ...

Ambroxol, long used for coughs in Europe, stabilized symptoms and brain-damage markers in Parkinson’s dementia patients over ...

New data suggest an association between gabapentin for chronic back pain and increased risk of cognitive impairment, although ...

Last year, the entire National Institutes of Health budget was about $139 per U.S. resident, with 5% of that dedicated to Alzheimer’s research. That amounts to each of us chipping in about $7 ...

Alzheimer's Research UK, the world's largest dedicated dementia research charity, has announced a £30m Drug Discovery Alliance, launching three flagship Drug Discovery Institutes at the ...

Biotechnology companies are capitalizing on a growing federal effort to fund dementia research to develop new medications for Alzheimer’s disease, filling a gap in venture funding compared with ...

This institute would research all brain diseases, not just dementia. Despite the overwhelming support for the Senate bill, SJR 3, however, could fall victim to the dispute over school vouchers.

The dementia program is modeled after the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas which voters approved in 2009 with $3.7 billion and voters again approved in 2019 an additional $3 billion.