Alzheimers

Learning that a loved one has Alzheimer’s can be quite overwhelming.  If you’re a parent, and have to talk to your child about the disease, those feelings are likely to...

Long-term study to revisit patients who were first screened as long as 50 years ago looking for ethnic disparities in brain health.

The risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia is significantly higher in some racial or ethnic groups than it is in others, according to results...

OAKLAND, Calif. — In the largest and longest study thus far of ethnic disparities in dementia risk, researchers compared six ethnic and racial groups within the same geographic population and...

OAKLAND, Calif. — En el estudio más abarcador y de mayor duración realizado hasta la fecha sobre los efectos que ejercen las disparidades étnicas en el riesgo de padecer demencia,...

Today, 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and more than 15 million family members, friends and partners actively care for patients with various forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s...

Kaiser Permanente to help fund the Riverside, Calif. police department’s Get Home Safe program which will give free ID bracelets that link to database of people who may wander.

June marks Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Did you know dementia is a looming but unrecognized public health crisis in Latino communities in the U.S.? The Alzheimer’s Association Special Report...