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# Alzheimer's Disease


## Alzheimer's Disease


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe30907a04704d5e/6a7cf40a0208b86af2392d78/GettyImages-2160428454.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 13, 2026  
## [Estrogen Therapy May Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Says](https://time.com/article/2026/08/13/estrogen-therapy-may-protect-against-alzheimers-disease/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![Jay Newton-Small and father](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7db8b439d3aa4694/698a0634b21a9c5ae0502b32/dad-me-me12-e1574093945623.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 20, 2019  
## [How to Keep Alzheimer’s From Bringing About the Zombie Apocalypse](https://time.com/5731578/alzheimers-caregiving-crisis/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Jay Newton-Small
* ![Peter Wooding, 77, hits the local YMCA almost daily in hopes of slowing the progression of his Alzheimer’s disease](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf2be6a991c51d93/698927b686f68e51f56e84c7/couple-experimental-treatment-battle-alzheimer-disease-exercise.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 15, 2018  
## [Inside One Couple’s Experimental Treatment to Battle Alzheimer’s Disease](https://time.com/5159880/please-be-the-drug/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![Positron Emission Tomography \(PET\) is used in the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d996b40b40d51d2/6988f64286f68e0b556e7b07/optimist-issue-cure-for-alzheimers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 4, 2018  
## [Why This Scientist Is Hopeful A Cure to Alzheimer’s Disease Isn’t Far Off](https://time.com/5087364/scientist-hopeful-cure-to-alzheimers-disease-isnt-far-off/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Samantha Budd Haeberlein
* ![marriage-wedding-rings](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b8f8d22a159b953/6988e72686f68e60b46e75b6/marriage-wedding-rings.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 28, 2017  
## [Why Marriage Is Linked to a Lower Risk of Dementia](https://time.com/5040061/marriage-prevent-dementia/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Amanda MacMillan  
* ![Goalkeepers: The Global Goals  2017](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66ff904ab9c15c7a/6988e599fb4eacdc2e89488a/gettyimages-850213882.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 13, 2017  
## [Bill Gates Invests $100 Million in Alzheimer’s Research](https://time.com/5021339/bill-gates-alzheimers-research-dementia/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![TIME.com stock health alzheimers](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1527b72ca1ddfbc/6988604b524fc0f68ddf4298/alzheimers-health-illo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 11, 2017  
## [You Asked: How Can I Spot Early Signs of Dementia In an Aging Parent?](https://time.com/4975972/dementia-aging-alzheimers-disease/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Markham Heid
* ![exercise-ball-fitness-health-betterment-motto-stock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10a7e83b1a7ae568/698878bacd1bbae2a96fee80/exercise-ball-fitness-health-betterment.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 26, 2017  
## [How Exercise May Protect the Brain From Alzheimer’s Disease](https://time.com/4833348/exercise-genetic-risk-alzheimers-disease/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Amanda MacMillan
* ![alzheimers-disease](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f3dac29c3141986/6988ceeb0a4a226a409ce566/alzheimers-disease.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 25, 2017  
## [The Death Rate from Alzheimer’s Disease Is Climbing](https://time.com/4794248/alzheimers-disease-deaths/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![Low Section Of People Running In Marathon](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a06f811c3d6c236/6988a18d5f570fa82ab221fb/mental-tricks-last-mile-run.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 22, 2017  
## [Exercise Can Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease](https://time.com/4788012/prevent-alzheimers-disease-exercise/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Real Simple  
* ![TIME.com stock health brain](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4eb9e8e4e1c0d452/6988604c8e06017e23461fdb/brain-health-illo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 7, 2016  
## [Why Scientists Are Still Flummoxed by Alzheimer's](https://time.com/4592564/why-scientists-are-still-flummoxed-by-alzheimers/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alexandra Sifferlin
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jun 28, 2016  
## [Early-Onset Alzheimer’s: What You Need to Know](https://time.com/4385383/pat-summitt-death-alzheimers-disease-dementia/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Mandy Oaklander
* ![TIME.com stock health alzheimers](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1527b72ca1ddfbc/6988604b524fc0f68ddf4298/alzheimers-health-illo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 26, 2016  
## [Alzheimer's Disease May Stem From Infections](https://time.com/4349144/alzheimers-disease-infections-brain/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alexandra Sifferlin
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt225fa97c11dce679/698890f5cf40a847e6c43037/alzheimers-navigation-study.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 27, 2016  
## [Poor Navigational Skills Could Be Early Sign of Alzheimer’s, Study Says](https://time.com/4310030/alzheimers-disease-navigation-study/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Melissa Chan
* ![TIME.com stock health brain](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4eb9e8e4e1c0d452/6988604c8e06017e23461fdb/brain-health-illo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2016  
## [Some Brain Games May Grow the Size of Your Brain: Study](https://time.com/4218125/brain-games-neurofeedback-aging/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Mandy Oaklander

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