JP Yim / Getty Images Legendary Singer Tony Bennett's Family Reveals Heartbreaking Health Diagnosis One of the most impressive things that Bennett has kept despite the dementia is his love of and talent for music. By Amanda Thomason February 1, 2021
Música para Despertar / YouTube screen shot They Played 'Swan Lake' for a Dementia-Stricken Ballerina, Her Reaction Will Blow You Away Many have found the video touching and bittersweet. Others - especially those with a deeper education on the topic - had some questions. By Amanda Thomason December 24, 2020
Alexander Raths / Shutterstock The First Blood Test To Diagnose Alzheimer's Has Just Been Released The best way now to measure the protein is a costly PET brain scan that usually is not covered by insurance. By The Associated Press November 30, 2020
Huy Mach / University of Washington via AP Scientists Are One Step Closer To Detecting Alzheimer's Disease If benefits are confirmed, experts say they hope a commercial test would be ready for wide use in about two years. By The Associated Press July 28, 2020
Rosecastle at Deerwood / Facebook Woman Takes Job Washing Dishes So She Can See Husband in Nursing Home After 114 Days Apart It took 114 days, nearly four months, for Mary to be back by her husband's side - but even then, there was no guarantee he'd recognize her. By Amanda Thomason July 14, 2020
Rob Finnerty / Facebook screen shot Man Stands Outside Wife's Nursing Home To Celebrate 67th Wedding Anniversary His objective was to make sure the love of his life knew how special she was to him. Nancy told the staff she felt like a queen. By Ashley Downs March 16, 2020
Samuel Corum / Getty Images Don Jr. Goes with the Nuclear Option, Links Biden's Strange Behavior to Alzheimer's The power of social media allows regular people to talk about what they see before their eyes, and that includes famous people like Donald Trump Jr. By Carmine Sabia March 11, 2020
Mark Makela / Getty Images Dr. Jill Stein Calls Out Biden's 'Cognitive Decline' 'No, concerns about #BidensCognitiveDecline didn't come from Trump, Sanders, or Russia,' the former Green Party presidential candidate said. By Jared Harris March 11, 2020
Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images Biden Makes Alzheimer's Cure a Campaign Centerpiece Before Confusing Wife for Sister Considering Joe Biden's performance under stress, it appears his path to the Oval Office is going to be a rocky road. By Jared Harris March 3, 2020
Tyler Olson / Shutterstock Scientists Think the Way You Walk May Predict Alzheimer's Researchers in Texas are finding that the way people walk may be able to indicate whether or not an individual might deal with Alzheimer's in the future. By Amanda Thomason February 14, 2020