When we think of someone with Alzheimer's, what comes to mind is usually an elderly person diagnosed with dementia in the later stages of life - but there's a reality that's challenging our perception ...

Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people worldwide, yet the illness is hardest to catch at the very beginning, when new ...

Open-angle glaucoma (OAG) was associated with a “modest” but significant risk for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in middle-aged adults, particularly in men, a new study showed. A case-control ...

Alzheimer’s disease is often associated with older adults, typically those over 65 years old. But for some, the journey begins much earlier — often in their 50s — when they are still in the prime ...

Rising diagnoses of young onset dementia highlight the need for early recognition and timely evaluation of a condition that disrupts patients’ careers, families, and financial stability.

SUMMERVILLE — George McDowell was trying to smile as he talked about caring for his wife, Karla, and her early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. But he started getting choked up and fell in silence. Sitting ...