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Read the latest news from around the globe about Alzheimer’s and dementia, both good and tragic.

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A Shortage of Caregivers

by JUDITH GRAHAM

If you want fresh evidence of the caregiving crisis that lies in the not-too-distant future, look no…

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No Charges in Fatal Shooting

by ALAN BLINDER

A man who shot to death an Alzheimer’s patient he feared was breaking into his house will not be charged…

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The Dutch invent the craziest therapies

by DEBORAH MITCHELL

Imagine your loved one in an environment where everything has been placed and designed to tantalize…

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Feds, Pharma Rivals Team Up On Alzheimer’s

by ELIZABETH O'BRIEN

An unusual partnership emerges to tackle Alzheimer's. A handful of stubborn diseases and a glut of raw…

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Seeking a compassionate name

by BLOOMBERG NEWS

Doctors in China and abroad are calling for medical professionals and patients to adopt a new Chinese-language…

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Alzheimer's a High Black Risk

by LEWIS DIUGUID

Since my mother died in 1994, I always wondered as I attended fundraisers why so many African Americans…