More people are being diagnosed with dementia as the number of available caretakers shrinks.

African American patients were more than twice as likely as white patients to have undiagnosed cognitive issues.

An experimental cancer drug that helps the brain turn glucose into energy was able to reverse memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Georgia Department of Public Health expects 190,000 Georgians will be diagnosed with dementia in the next 10 years.

Older Black Americans are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older white Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Yet, awareness and resources to address these diseases within the Black community have often lagged behind. That’s where Alter Dementia steps in.

A new generation of blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. But many doctors don’t yet know how to use them.

Early in life, the protein Reelin helps assemble the brain. Later on, it appears to protect the organ from Alzheimer’s and other threats to memory and thinking.

Metro Atlanta patients on Medicare living with dementia may now access an alternative payment model that aims to increase quality of life, help them remain in their homes for as long as possible, and decrease strain on unpaid caregivers, through a collaboration with Emory Integrated Memory Care and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  

The approval of Eli Lilly's Kisunla provides a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.

In Georgia, the four-year AHEAD study is enrolling participants between ages 55 and 80 from all backgrounds for trials in Atlanta or Columbus.

Researchers are recruiting people in their 50s and 60s with no symptoms of Alzheimer’s for a new study of the disease. 

Springer Opera House in Columbus gets federal funds for building repairs.

The annual report highlights how people are impacted by diseases of dementia. And how quickly the population is aging.

A new generation of blood tests can help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's without a brain scan or spinal tap. But only a few perform as well as traditional tests.

After 40 years of living and travelling together, a writer considers a trip without his wife. He can't explain where he's going or why he can't bring her along.

In Georgia, more than 130,000 are currently living with Alzheimer's, which is expected to increase 46% over the next decade, according to the state Department of Public Health.