It’s a groundbreaking step forward, but these scans are also showing that the disease develops differently in Black patients.

USC researchers have found a promising new brain scan marker that could better detect Alzheimer’s risk — but only for some.

The team used a special type of brain scan called tau PET, which tracks a protein known as tau that builds up in the brain ...

Scientists at UCSF combined advanced brain-network modeling, genetics, and imaging to reveal how tau protein travels through ...

There is no known cure for Alzheimer’s, but certain medications can help slow the cognitive decline that’s characteristic of the disease. Cognitive assessments, brain scans and blood tests are ...

Blood tests are also beginning to be used by some doctors for patients who already have clinical symptoms of Alzheimer's. A brain scan with positron emission tomography (PET) using a ...

A novel MRI-based ‘aging’ clock may offer a simple way to identify patients whose biological age is outpacing their ...

The scan, which is covered by most insurance, has long been used to differentiate Parkinson’s disease from essential tremors, and in recent years to diagnose dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and ...

A world-first brain scanning technique could identify signs of Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms appear. The method, which analyses the cell structure of the brain, has been found to ...

Using data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) they compared 3,233 MRI brain scans from 1,181 people with Alzheimer's disease or mild memory issues to benchmark brain scan ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. Dementia is when you lose your memory, problem-solving skills, ... You’ll get an MRI scan of your head and brain.

There is no known cure for Alzheimer’s, but certain medications can help slow the cognitive decline that’s characteristic of the disease. Cognitive assessments, brain scans and blood tests are ...