Dementia prevention is an increasingly studied field, from studies covering what medications to avoid taking to the role stress plays in raising dementia risk….
While concussions, caused by a hit to the head, can lead to a traumatic brain injury, it’s often the smaller, more invisible subconcussive hits…
While the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease aren’t fully understood, we do know that genetics plays a role in how and why the disease…
While most Alzheimer’s research focuses on finding a cure for the disease, plenty of researchers are also looking into developing and improving technology used…
Being Patient speaks to Professor Peter van Wijngaarden, the deputy director of the Centre for Eye Research in Australia (CERA), who is developing a…
Aricept (donepezil) was the second drug approved for Alzheimer’s over two decades ago. While the drug does not halt the disease’s progression, it has…
High blood pressure is linked to a lot of common health problems, most notably stroke and heart disease. Scientists have also established a link…
Although certain genes could increase your Alzheimer’s risk, having a parent or grandparent with Alzheimer’s does not guarantee you will develop the disease. However,…
Scientists identified new genes that impact the brain’s immune cells and may contribute to the risk of developing early-onset or late-onset Alzheimer’s. The brain’s…
In a new study, researchers rejuvenated older brain cells so that they acted like younger cells — at least, in rats. The team of…
Frequently napping during the day may be a sign of fatigue or growing older, but a new study suggests it may also be a…
For the first time, researchers mapped the molecular structure of a beta-amyloid protein aggregate, or toxic proteins that accumulate in the brain and lead…
For the first time, researchers have discovered how beta-amyloid, the toxic protein that is often found in Alzheimer’s patients’ brains, affects the brain before…
Imagine if neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s could be treated by implanting a small device into the brain that would allow doctors to manipulate neurons…
As clinical trials targeting beta-amyloid plaques, toxic proteins that form in an Alzheimer’s patient’s brain, continue to fail, some researchers have started focusing their…