Answers to those niggling questions about Alzheimer’s and dementia are published in a new FAQ section on the Alzheimer’s Society website.

Back in the 1970s, when many women were still fighting to get into the workforce, Cynthia Ketterling blazed a trail across Pennsylvania and North Dakota as a high school and college instructor.

Walking a little over three-fourths of a mile a day may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers report.

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Walking may slow cognitive decline in adults with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as in healthy adults, according to a new study.

Walking may slow cognitive decline in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as in healthy adults, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). “We found that walking five miles per week protects the brain structure over 10 years in people with Alzheimer’s and MCI, especially in areas of the …

Walking can help slow the spread of Alzheimer’s, and stop people getting it altogether, a new study claims. Regular walking strengthens the brain’s memory circuits.

Artificially boosting levels of this protein completely removed the symptoms of Alzheimer’s in mice affected by the condition.

Sherry Howard saw her mother slip away from her as Alzheimer’s disease ravaged the older woman’s mind and stole her memories.

By JUDITH GRAHAM CHICAGO TRIBUNE CHICAGO — Arturo Reyes sat quietly as family members talked about traveling to Mexico over the winter holidays. Suddenly, the older man broke into the conversation. “We cannot do it; we are illegal,” his daughter Angelica remembers him saying.

Summary:  It happens every 70 seconds - someone in the United States is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It happens every 70 seconds - someone in the United States is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Sunday’s event focused on the need to educate minority populations about the disease, which has surpassed diabetes as the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S.

A protein that acts as a “master regulator” of nerve signalling in the brain may hold the key to curing or controlling Alzheimer’s disease.

People who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia, their caregivers and the community will benefit from a new three-year project.

The treatments available to Alzheimer’s patients are frustratingly limited. The handful of drugs approved by the government can buy some time by delaying mental decline, but there’s nothing close to a long-term solution.

JIM MAHONEY/DMNPat and Lee Sneller have been married 46 years, but their marriage has changed significantly since Feb. 6, 2009 - the day Lee became one of an estimated 5.3 million Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

A few years from now, experts say, diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease may be as simple as a blood test.

Shirley McQueary took 12 years to die of Alzheimer’s, but her husband died first.

Friends and supporters of Alzheimer’s Community Care can make their shopping count at Borders at Treasure Coast Square mall Dec. 4 and 5.

Metformin, a drug used in type 2-diabetes might have the potential to also act against Alzheimer’s disease. This has been shown in a study from scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the University of Dundee and the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics.