The New River Valley community is lacing up their shoes this Sunday for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s, taking place at Christiansburg’s Huckleberry Park.

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month.

She’s the “Granny Nanny” with a cause! 💜 Leigh Prom is painting Rocky Mount purple for Alzheimer’s awareness — and running 20 laps for $20 donations on June 20 as part of The Longest Day campaign.

For families affected by Alzheimer’s, every day can feel like the longest day — which is why ‘The Longest Day’ campaign aims to bring light and hope to those living in the shadows of this disease.

U.S. health officials have endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s.

An experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age.

Margie Shaver and her 17-year-old grandson Dylan are advocating for Alzheimer's awareness, highlighting its impact on all generations, as they prepare to address Virginia lawmakers.

New research suggests that Americans' risk for developing dementia over a lifetime may be higher than previously thought.

The NRV Walk to End Alzheimer’s, emceed by 10 News Anchor Abbie Coleman, aims to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association this Sunday at Huckleberry Park in Christiansburg.

A new, highly accurate Alzheimer’s blood test promises quicker, more accessible diagnosis and care, pending FDA approval.

U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease.

Nearly 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month.

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and LewisGale Regional Health System said they see at least several hundred people a year who suffer from brain injuries in southwest Virginia each year.

Leigh Prom is an Alzheimer's caretaker and advocate, and she's inviting you to help her reach her fundraising goal on 'The Longest Day.'

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease.

The cost of Alzheimer's is both lives, and finances.

A study of older adults in China offers a closer look at the dominolike sequence of brain changes that lead to Alzheimer's.

Stacker identified the areas in Virginia with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, using data released by the Alzheimer's Association.

Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer's drugs seep inside the brain faster — using sound waves to jiggle a temporary opening in its protective shield.

New research shows another experimental Alzheimer's drug can modestly slow patients' inevitable worsening.

A new drug is bringing hope to people living with Alzheimer's, and their caretakers.

U.S. officials granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Thursday, clearing the way for Medicare and other insurance plans to begin covering the treatment for people with the brain-robbing disease.

June being Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, Leigh Prom, of Franklin County, has embraced the opportunity to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association with a swim challenge she calls “$21 for 21 Laps on the 21st.”

The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration should cut back a hefty premium increase soon to hit millions of enrollees.