The findings suggest that Alzheimer’s treatments are most likely to help early in the disease, and that one strategy might be ...

A new study has used powerful imaging to reveal a subset of Alzheimer's-associated proteins spreading particularly rapidly.

Alzheimer's disease damages the brain before any symptoms begin to appear, new research suggests. This is part of a new two-step model of Alzheimer's progression, which features an early "silent ...

New details have emerged about how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain. Researchers led by the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and University of Washington Medicine have ...

Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) using sophisticated brain mapping tools. According to ...

Socioeconomic factors such as education, occupation, and wealth influence the likelihood of developing cognitive impairment or dementia in later life and whether a person is likely to recover ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a common form of dementia that causes progressive brain damage, leading to memory loss and cognitive decline. Though anyone can develop this disease, aging is the primary ...

There is an increasing amount of research into the link between certain infections and dementia, including herpes, pneumonia, syphilis, Lyme disease and gum disease. Research shows that dementia is ...

Nov. 6, 2024 — Older people who are sleepy during the day or lack enthusiasm for activities due to sleep issues may be more likely to develop a syndrome that can lead to dementia, according to a ...

The only approved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are medications with limited effectiveness and a risk of severe, sometimes deadly, side effects. That’s why scientists search for therapies ...

Reddy is a health policy fellow and neurologist at the University of California, San Francisco. Yaffe is the vice chair of psychiatry, neurology, and epidemiology at UCSF and the director of the ...