Why are researchers still fumbling in the quest to cure what is arguably one of the most important diseases confronting humankind—Alzheimer's disease? Despite decades of research, there is still no curative treatment for Alzheimer's—no "magic bullet" that stops this devastating degenerative brain disease in its tracks.

An appointment with Wendell Helveston, M.D., a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS, led to a series of diagnostic tests, such as blood work and cognitive exams. A week before Missie's 50th birthday, the heartbreaking diagnosis came back: mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD).

In a study led by Honghuang Lin, Ph.D., professor of medicine and co-director of the Program in Digital Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School, researchers developed a dynamic prediction model for Alzheimer's disease based on continually monitoring and updating information on cognitive functions.

In a 2020 analysis led by the National Institute on Aging, (NIA), scientists suggest that bacteria that cause gum disease are also associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, especially vascular dementia. The results were reported in the Journal of Alzheimer’s disease.

Georgia lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that will affect tens of thousands of Georgians living with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Northwestern researchers made progress on new biochemical possibilities this week, in both the human brain and everyday farming soil. The Daily compiled a recap of these developments. Using the immune system to stop the “amyloid cascade” of Alzheimer’s Researchers at NU’s Feinberg School of Medicine recently discovered how different genes affect amyloid beta treatments

"Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks," Achrekar said. "It is the most common cause of dementia among older adults." Diagnoses of the memory-loss disease normally happens after the age of 60.

Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was the first Black psychiatrist and neurologist in the United States but has long been overlooked.