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Healthy Lives Matter puts on event to educate Tarrant County residents about Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
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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.
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The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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A new study found a protein linked to Alzheimer’s Disease also contributes to problems with diabetes and obesity.It’s called the amyloid precursor protein…
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New research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference last month is shedding light on why the disease affects more women than…
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Genetic tests can now tell us a lot about our risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. But that doesn't mean people are prepared to receive the information.
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On a sunny spring day, families gathered outside the lion enclosure at the Dallas Zoo, where trainers took the big cats through some exercises and…
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From Texas Standard: The U.S. population is aging, and many older adults have, or will have, some form of dementia. Right now, the health care workforce...