More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimers, according to government estimates. Greg OBrien is one of them. Hes a journalist and co-host of The Forgetting, a podcast about living with the disease.

The first large-scale study of early onset Alzheimers disease is led out of Indiana. A new grant will enable the study to add on genetic research.

The class of drugs called anticholinergics are used to treat conditions ranging from depression to allergies. But they have been linked to an increased chance of developing Alzheimers or dementia.

The Longitudinal Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease or LEADS, study could help improve diagnosis and care as well as provide insight on potential therapies.

Since there's no cure for Alzheimer's disease, researchers are focused on ways to identify early signs and create treatments before dementia sets in.

An estimated 338,000 Hoosier family caregivers provide billions in unpaid care a year for people with Alzheimer's disease alone.

The large-scale study that looked at Medicare recipients and cognitive impairment conditions like Alzheimer's since the ACA.

A new look at Indiana Alzheimer's numbers shows in 2015 at least 2,513 Hoosiers died from the disease, a 14 percent increase from the previous year. The report also estimates Indiana Medicaid spending will top $980 million.

The longterm, multi-site study is backed by 7.6 million in funding from the NIH.

An Alzheimer's study being conducted partially in Indianapolis uses brain imaging to follow the disease progression.