Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists at the University of New Mexico have found the amount of microplastics found in the brain has increased dramatically over the last eight years.

Texas Senate Bill 5 would create the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Voters would be asked this fall to approve $3 billion for a decade of funding.

The National Institutes of Health, the primary source of federal funding for medical research in the U.S., announced Feb. 7 plans to drastically cut “indirect costs.” However, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the move. The Health Science Center is unsure of how its research will be affected.

The fifth annual Caring for Our Own seminar included panels on Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, as well as tips on preparing for treatment.

A study by Harvard researchers of 92,000 people over 28 years found consuming at least 7 grams of olive oil daily was linked with a 28% lower risk of dementia-related death than those who never or rarely ate olive oil.

Healthy Lives Matter puts on event to educate Tarrant County residents about Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Trials show the recently FDA-approved drug works for early-stage Alzheimer's patients. But a Fort Worth doctor says there are side effects to consider.

The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

The genes were discovered in what has been described as the largest study of genetic risk for the disease to date.Dr. Diana Kerwin, a geriatric medicine specialist with Texas Health Dallas, talked with KERA’s Sam Baker about the potential for this new information.

Some patients who have had COVID-19 develop symptoms resembling early Alzheimer's. Researchers are trying to figure out whether these people are more likely to develop the disease itself.

The UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth will examine thousands of Mexican Americans, African Americans and non-Latino whites in a five-year study.

After 70 years of marriage, the coronavirus tore Margie and Werner Stalbaum apart. But Margie, who was positive for COVID-19, wasn’t the one who died. It…