Summary: More than half a million Floridians are experiencing cognitive decline, according to the latest statistics from the Alzheimer’s Association. To address this growing concern, House Bill 801, which expands Alzheimer’s and dementia training for law enforcement, will go into effect on October 1st. This new legislation aims to better equip police officers with the skills needed to handle situations involving individuals with cognitive impairments.

Parkinson’s is the most common motor disorder and second most frequently diagnosed neurodegenerative disease, second only to Alzheimer’s. Now, a new patch is being tested that could help.

U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease.

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and JaxReady started a sticker program to alert first responders that someone in a residence or vehicle may have autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, or another cognitive impairment.

A study of older adults in China offers a closer look at the dominolike sequence of brain changes that lead to Alzheimer's.

Stacker identified the areas in Florida with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, using data released by the Alzheimer's Association.

Stacker identified the areas in Florida with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, using data released by the Alzheimer's Association.

Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer's drugs seep inside the brain faster — using sound waves to jiggle a temporary opening in its protective shield.

On Saturday, Nov. 4, Jacksonville will come together for Walk to End Alzheimer’s presented by Florida Blue and Truli for Health.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing elderly man with Alzheimer’s.

Could ADHD and Alzheimer's be linked? The answer could help save minds and memories.

New research shows another experimental Alzheimer's drug can modestly slow patients' inevitable worsening.

The FDA is set to decide whether it will fully approve the first Alzheimer’s drug to show it could slow the disease’s progression in certain patients. But the decision could also have other implications, including who would get access to it.

Hundreds came out Saturday to the University of North Florida for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which has raised nearly $300,000 to help find a cure and provide support services to those impacted by the disease.

More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, a devastating brain disease that is the most common form of dementia.

One in three people born today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration should cut back a hefty premium increase soon to hit millions of enrollees.

Although it’s normal for brainpower to decline as we age, it is not inevitable. We have some tips on what you can do now to stay mentally sharp in your 80s, 90s and beyond.

Three breakthroughs could end up saving millions of lives.

A former advisor of the Food and Drug Administration is criticizing the approval of a drug to treat Alzheimer’s Disease.

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain awareness month. There are over 500,000 Floridians dealing with the disease. Lindsay Amerault and her family have been affected by it which left her no other option but to bring awareness to it. Saturday, she and her The Admiral’s Daughters team host the Purple Parade and Gala at the Atlantic Beach Country Club from 6 - 10pm.

Melissa Dorsch is taking on one of the world's hardest competitions to help fight this disease as part of Alzheimer's Awareness Month.

C2N Diagnostics has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimers disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. If a blood test had been available, “I might have been afraid of the results” but would have “jumped on that” to find out, she said. The blood test from C2N Diagnostics of St. Louis aims to fill that gap. If the PET scan was negative, the blood test ruled out amyloid buildup 77% of the time. The other 23% got a positive result, but that doesn't necessarily mean the blood test was incorrect, Braunstein said.

The institute had no role in these studies but financed earlier, basic research toward blood test development. Last year, scientists reported encouraging results from experimental blood tests that measure abnormal versions of amyloid, one of two proteins that build up and damage Alzheimer’s patients’ brains. The p-tau217 test outperformed a host of other measures for indicating which patients had Alzheimer’s as verified by brain scans. In those with the gene, p-tau217 blood levels started to rise “around 20 years before symptoms,” Hansson said. Is it Alzheimer’s disease or is it something else?” she said.

Researchers used to think that more women got Alzheimer’s because they lived longer. But why does Alzheimer’s affect more women than men? Scientists scanned the brains of women and men and found declines in estrogen were involved in Alzheimer’s abnormalities. Specifically, women with a higher waist circumference had a 39% increased risk of dementia in 15 years. Specifically, one of the genes was linked to Alzheimer’s risk in women and three were linked to risk in men.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced that a missing 77-year-old man with Alzheimer’s has been found safe. Police were concerned when he went missing early this morning and had been seen walking in the direction of the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. A spokesperson for JSO said thank you to the people who took the time to share his picture.