Alzheimer's

The dementia fund's approval comes at a critical moment for Texas, which ranks second in the nation in Alzheimer's deaths and third in the disease's prevalence. The need for intervention is especially high in the Rio Grande Valley — a four-county region along the Texas-Mexico border that's become the epicenter of a nationwide Alzheimer's spike.

While most proposed amendments on this year's ballot focused on taxes, voters also showed strong support for investing in Texas' network of technical colleges and dementia and Alzheimer's research.

The constitutional amendment comes before voters at a time when Texas' population of older adults is growing faster than any other age group.

Trials show the recently FDA-approved drug works for early-stage Alzheimer's patients. But a Fort Worth doctor says there are side effects to consider.

Researchers launched a major study of an experimental Alzheimer's drug this summer. They also learned a lot about how to protect participants who must make frequent visits to a medical center.

After a decade of failure in treating Alzheimer's with drugs, the National Institutes of Health is funding a five-year effort in Seattle to learn more about how the disease starts in the brain.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that by 2060 the number of Latinos age 65 and older is expected to nearly quadruple, and...

A task force begins work next month on updating the Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Plan. A statewide plan to address anticipated growth in the number of...

A radical new vaccine that reduces the two proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease should give the public hope, says the founding director of the...

Today's Growing on the High Plains continues our conversation about 2017 New Year's resolutions.Last week, I discussed how "working the land" indeed…