Alzheimer’s disease
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Shadowing Trump’s attacks on mental fitness – his own father’s dementia
Donald Trump’s father’s condition also drove a wedge into his family, which fell into years of lawsuits that alleged in part that Donald Trump sought to take advantage of his father’s dementia to wrest control of the family estate.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2024
Air pollution tied to signs of Alzheimer’s in brain tissue, study finds
A study published this week says the association holds for people who are not already genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
Portland man takes part in drug trial giving new hope in fight against Alzheimer’s disease
Ralph Carmona participated in a clinical research trial for Leqembi, a new Alzheimer's drug that he believes stopped his symptoms from progressing.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Midcoast Walk to End Alzheimer’s returns to Brunswick on Saturday
The fundraising walks kicks off with the Promise Garden Ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
Insight: Memory, my mother and me
As Mom is less and less herself, I’m trying to come to terms with the person she’s becoming.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2023
Commentary: Who bears the responsibility for decisions about Alzheimer’s treatment?
We’ve been rethinking our approach to the disease with varying degrees of success. Too many questions remain unanswered.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2023
Commentary: Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi gets full FDA nod, but hurdles remain
The rollout is likely to take longer than patients and their families would like.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
FDA gives full approval for Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, and Medicare will pay for it
The Food and Drug Administration endorsed the IV drug, Leqembi, for patients with mild dementia and other symptoms caused by early Alzheimer's disease.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Games with grandfather inspire new chess club for those with memory loss
The idea for the club came from a Cape Elizabeth student who played the game with her grandfather, who had dementia but "always remembered how to play chess."
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Sen. Collins spearheads efforts to fund Alzheimer’s research
A bipartisan group of senators is proposing to boost funding for research and prevention through 2035.
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