Alzheimers News & Updates
- VHA to Cover Cost of Drug for Early Alzheimer’s
March 14, 2023 — The Veterans Health Administration will cover the costs of drug treatment Leqembi, the manufacturer Eisai has announced. Veterans in the early stages of the memory-depleting disease Alzheimer’s who meet VHA criteria will be eligible, Eisai said in a statement. The company is developing the drug with Biogen.
- Black People Less Likely to be Prescribed Dementia Medications
March 10, 2023 — Black people who are diagnosed with dementia are significantly less likely than white people to be prescribed medications for the disease, according to a new study. Among five types of medications commonly used to treat dementia, the prescribing rate was as much as 19 percentage points lower for Black people than white people.
- Mediterranean Diets Reduced Signs of Alzheimer’s in Brain Tissue
March 9, 2023 — Following the MIND or Mediterranean diet may hold back changes in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease by the equivalent of up to 18 years of aging
- Taking Vitamin D Reduces Likelihood of Dementia: Study
March 2, 2023 — Taking vitamin D may help prevent dementia, a large new study suggests.
- ChatGPT's AI Could Help Catch Alzheimer's Early
February 3, 2023 — The AI everyone's talking about identified Alzheimer's 80% of the time by analyzing people's speech.
- Social Isolation Increases Risk of Dementia for Older People, Study Says
January 18, 2023 — Older people who are socially isolated face a 27% higher risk of developing dementia, a new Johns Hopkins study says.
- FDA Approves Drug for Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
January 6, 2023 — The FDA has approved lecanemab for Alzheimer's disease, even though trial results showed modest cognitive benefits and cases of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities
- What to Know About Newly Approved Alzheimer's Drug
January 6, 2023 — It's not a cure, but the drug, given intravenously every 2 weeks, has shown moderate positive effects in clinical trials in slowing early-stage disease.
- How Your Voice Could Reveal Hidden Disease
December 7, 2022 — The U.S. government is investing millions to investigate voice analysis as a tool for diagnosing a wide range of diseases, including Alzheimer’s, depression, and autism.
