A proposed bipartisan bill could make it easier to detect Alzheimer’s earlier, by expanding access to testing often blocked by insurance. For Dave Stephens, an early diagnosis changed everything, giving him time to start treatment and plan for what’s ahead.

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.

Over 500 people took to the streets in Roanoke on Saturday in a Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

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.

New Mexico has paired up with the Alzheimer’s Association in a pilot U.S. initiative aimed at raising awareness about a disease that affects several million people in the country.

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.

Britain’s drug regulator approved the Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla on Wednesday, but the government won’t be paying for it after an independent watchdog agency said the treatment isn’t worth the cost to taxpayers.

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

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.'

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

UVA researchers have developed a new system that can help caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients.

Veronica Jones was last seen around 4:30 p.m. in the Rocky Mount area

Medicare recipients will get a premium reduction — but not until next year.

The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration is calling for a government investigation into highly unusual contacts between her agency’s drug reviewers and the maker of a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug.

(CNN) - A new study finds personalized lifestyle interventions not only stopped cognitive decline in people at risk for Alzheimer's, but actually increased their memory and thinking skills within 18 months. "This is the first study in a real-world clinic setting showing individualized clinical management may improve cognitive function and also reduce Alzheimer's and cardiovascular risk," Isaacson said. The study was published Wednesday in the journal "Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association." "Our study was designed to look at the effects of lifestyle intervention on cognitive function," Isaacson said. The study was not designed to prevent Alzheimer's, only to see if lifestyle changes affected cognitive function.

Subjects were randomized to 12 months of aerobic exercise or stretching and toning. Both aerobic and stretching may prevent or slow cognitive decline, according to the researchers, but aerobic exercise had more benefits on reducing hippocampal shrinkage than stretching. But MRI and PET imaging showed those who did aerobic exercise had slower degeneration in the hippocampus than those who did flexibility training. "The brains of participants with amyloid responded more to the aerobic exercise than the others," Zhang said. "Most physicians believe in the power of exercise to support overall brain health, but fewer believe that exercise can specifically impact people with early Alzheimer's," Isaacson said.

Dr. Mehmet Oz has revealed that his mother has Alzheimer's disease. Im feeling guilty because I completely missed the signs until fairly late in the process, Oz told People. If the right word was, You look beautiful today, she would use, You look pretty prettier today. I missed those clues, Oz said. Oz said there are other signs to look out for if you suspect your loved one has early-stage Alzheimer's, including confusing time and place, misplacing things and trouble with visuals. Oz revealed he was tested in the wake of learning about his mother's diagnosis and he too has one of the genes for Alzheimer's.

People with high genetic risk and poor health habits were about three times more likely to develop dementia versus those with low genetic risk and good habits, researchers reported Sunday. Regardless of how much genetic risk someone had, a good diet, adequate exercise, limiting alcohol and not smoking made dementia less likely. One such study a few years ago found that healthy living could help overcome genetic risk for heart disease. Their genetic risk was classified as high, medium or low based on dozens of mutations known to affect dementia. After about eight years of study, 1.8% of those with high genetic risk and poor lifestyles had developed dementia versus 0.6% of folks with low genetic risk and healthy habits.