OKLAHOMA CITY: People with Down Syndrome run a very high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, despite having shorter expected lifespans than the rest of the population, because of the genetic abnormality that they inherited from their parents.

By their 30s, changes begin occurring in the Read More »

WASHINGTON D.C.: University scientists are celebrating a major breakthrough with a revolutionary new drug that could prevent the early stages of Alzheimer’s for thousands of people worldwide.

The university has filed a patent application and the drug will be progressing into clinical trials.

If it Read More »

BOSTON: Aging boomers, retirement boredom and a penchant for booze portend a perilous cocktail.

But there’s growing concern – and research – that shows such an approach can be wrongheaded. In fact, as far back as 1998, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Read More »

EL PASO: A dementia skilled nursing home “controlled” residents via injections of Haloperidol.

Despite having power of attorney over her husband’s affairs, it took his wife two months to get the skilled nursing home to stop dosing him. Only after lodging a Freedom of Information Read More »