Dementia and depression often go hand-in-hand in patients with Alzheimer's disease, but many don't respond well to traditional antidepressants. Now, an experimental home-based electrical therapy may ...

Actinogen Medical announced a live webinar to discuss recent progress and upcoming milestones, highlighting the development of their lead compound, Xanamem, for Alzheimer’s Disease and Depression. The ...

Ritalin, a drug most often used for attention deficit disorders in the very young, may hold promise for a very different set of patients - the predominantly old group of patients who suffer with ...

New research has shown that diet could influence the risk of both depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Evidence suggests that depressive symptoms are both a risk factor for AD and a reaction to ...

The interrelationship between Alzheimer’s disease and depression in older adults is gaining increasing recognition as both a clinical challenge and an opportunity for early intervention. Depression in ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is on track to become one of the defining public health challenges of our time. Every three seconds, somewhere in the world, someone is diagnosed with dementia, and it's ...

The FDA has cleared Elecsys pTau181, the first blood test for use in primary care to help rule out Alzheimer’s disease in ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Alzheimer’s Association has launched a new app to help those in the early stages of the disease and their loved ones navigate their diagnosis. The “My ALZ Journey” app was ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis analyzed how long 282 Alzheimer’s patients were able to continue living independently after taking two specific treatments: ...