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Penn State professor part of team finding potential new way to treat Alzheimer’s
A team of scientists, including researchers from Penn State, have found that a drug being developed for cancer treatment could also lead to a new treatment for Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
As the number of Pennsylvanians with Alzheimer’s grows, so will the burden on caregivers
How significant is new drug for those living with Alzheimer’s disease?
“It’s clinically significant, but also the potential significance for families”
What causes Alzheimer’s? Study puts leading theory to ‘ultimate test’
An idea that has propelled Alzheimer’s research for more than 30 years is approaching its day of reckoning.
New potential drug treatment for Alzheimer’s has Pa. patients, advocates and doctors hopeful
An estimated 280,000 Pennsylvanians currently live with Alzheimer’s disease and a new treatment may give them hope.
2 Pa. judges ordered to pay more than $200 million in kids-for-cash scheme
Two Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks have been ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of children who fell victim to their crimes
This form of memory loss is common — but most Americans don’t know about it
About 1 in 7 people age 60 or older have a brain condition that may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s drug cited as Medicare premium jumps by $21.60
Medicare’s “Part B” outpatient premium will jump by $21.60 a month in 2022, one of the largest increases ever.
As Alzheimer and dementia cases rise health officials express concern about a lack of care options
There is a ‘crisis of care’ for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease.
By Scott LaMar/WITF and Merideth Bucher/WITF 