Medications

Common HIV treatments may aid Alzheimer's disease patients

Alzheimer's disease (AD) currently afflicts nearly seven million people in the U.S. With this number expected to grow to nearly 13 million by 2050, the lack of meaningful therapies represents a major unmet medical need. Scientists ...

Genetics

Longevity scores show signs of resilience to certain diseases

Using data from four studies that connect genetic variants to lifespan, scientists have developed 11 different polygenic longevity scores (PLS) that predict both long life and resilience to some age-related conditions such ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Tony Bennett's struggle with Alzheimer's revealed

As Tony Bennett releases what may well be his last album, his family has disclosed that the 1950s crooner who became popular with younger audiences decades later has Alzheimer's disease.

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