Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s

Decrease Your Risk of Alzheimer’s With This

More than 6 million U.S. adults have Alzheimer’s disease. By 2050, this number is expected to increase to nearly 13 million.1 Despite its growing prevalence, there is no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease and conventional treatments are lacking. So, researchers with the Cleveland Clinic analyzed 1,600 approved drugs in the hopes that one of them… Read More »

Aduhelm and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Potential Medicare Budget-Buster Puts A Blazing Light on Health Care Costs and Innovation

The FDA’s approval of the first therapy to treat Alzheimer’s Disease in over twenty years brought attention to a not-yet-convened debate of U.S. health care costs and spending, innovation, and return-on-the-investment (as well as “for whom” do the returns accrue). In my latest post for Medecision, I explore different angles on the Aduhelm and Alzheimer’s… Read More »

Controversial Alzheimer’s drug a godsend for a trial participant, but price tag could put it out of reach

Mike O’Brien, 73, was fortunate to join a clinical trial for a new Alzheimer’s treatment for those in the early stages of the disease. Still, he and his wife worry about the day the trial ends and they will be on the hook to pay for the exorbitantly priced monthly infusion. The Food and Drug… Read More »

Alzheimer’s patients isolated due to coronavirus find support in virtual therapy

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) was founded in 2002 with the goal of providing a community for individuals, families and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. As coronavirus isolates millions of Americans across the country, the AFA is working harder than ever to ensure that some of our nation’s most vulnerable still… Read More »

What Do We Know About Diet and Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Can eating a specific food or following a particular diet help prevent or delay dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease? Many studies suggest that what we eat affects the aging brain’s ability to think and remember. These findings have led to research on general eating patterns and whether they might make a difference. The Mediterranean diet,… Read More »