Missing link between Alzheimer’s and vascular disease found?
For more than 20 years, scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher…
For more than 20 years, scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher…
As explained by Francisco Camarena, researcher at the Institute of Instrumentation for Molecular Imaging, a joint center between the UPV…
Not only does how well people with dementia sleep affect their symptoms the following day, but of particular significance is…
Researchers have found that a suite of complimentary tests can quantify changes in dogs suspected of suffering from cognitive decline….
A University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that a specific genotype of the APOE gene, better known as the Alzheimer’s gene,…
Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) are less likely to have breast cancers detected through cancer screenings than women without MS,…
Although symptoms of advanced Alzheimer’s disease are well known, diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in its earliest stages requires careful cognitive…
21 million. That’s the number of genetic variations in the human genome that researchers are sifting to identify patterns predisposing…
Inhibiting an important signaling pathway in brain-resident immune cells may calm brain inflammation and thereby slow the disease process in…
Research focused on the bioactive components of the strawberry variety Romina has shown the ability of this food to delay…
Identifying genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease is essential if we are to improve our understanding and treatment of it….
Nearly half of all older adults now die with a diagnosis of dementia listed on their medical record, up 36%…
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common and best known of the tauopathies, a set of neurodegenerative brain diseases caused by…
Life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has grown in recent decades, thanks in large part to progress in patient…
A Johns Hopkins Medicine study of about 50 people with Alzheimer’s disease has added to evidence that damage to the…
Neurons in the brain coexist with and rely on many other cell types to function properly. Astrocytes, which take their…
While the word “mutation” may conjure up alarming notions, a mutation in brain immune cells serves a positive role in…
At the first sign of cognitive trouble, people often worry Alzheimer’s disease is forthcoming. But poor cognition can be part…
A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide has found a link between the way that cells produce energy…
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is launching an international clinical trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease in…
For the first time, scientists have identified a rare population of potentially toxic senescent cells in human brains that can…
The drop in estrogen levels that occurs with menopause brings declines in the volumes of “gray matter,” the cellular matter…
Losing memory is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s, a symptom of the disease that depletes a patient’s quality of life. Improving…
One of the most commonly inherited forms of ALS and frontotemporal dementia is referred to as C9 ALS/FTD, so named…
An anti-viral gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and severe Covid-19 has been identified by a UCL-led…
AD is associated with progressive impairments in memory, language, orientation, and other cognitive skills that affect daily activities throughout the…
Ground-breaking new Curtin University-led research has discovered a likely cause of Alzheimer’s disease, in a significant finding that offers potential…
Rutgers researchers have discovered some of the first molecular insights into how toxic proteins are regulated in neurodegenerative diseases such…
Our body is tuned to function in a synchronous manner with a “circadian” or day-and-night rhythm. Alterations to daily lifestyles…
An experimental study from Lund University in Sweden has revealed that the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid-beta accumulates inside nerve cells, and…