Staying aerobically fit, and sticking to an exercise routine like running, is good for your brain and overall health. But new research points towards…
Last week, Biogen announced that its Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab was effective in combating Alzheimer’s disease after all, and that it would be reviving a…
Last week, Biogen announced that its Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab was effective in combating Alzheimer’s disease, and that it would be reviving a trial cancelled…
Lonni Schicker had spent most of her life being active, and working as a nurse and a teacher — but that all changed when…
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia are caused by specific protein clumps — like tau or beta amyloid. But researchers are still investigating how…
For someone with as active a mind as Lonni Schicker, a nurse and nursing professor, a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment came as a…
Amyloid-beta protein buildup, inflammation, tau accumulation and shrinking brain size: These are all factors that define neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. It turns out that…
When biotechnology company Biogen announced the cancellation of the trial for their Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab, nearly 3,500 trial participants were left in limbo. Now,…
A highly anticipated Alzheimer’s conference opened here last night with reports about a powerful new drug for treating dementia-related delusions and promising developments in…
The tangled amyloid and tau proteins that accumulate in the aging brains of people with Alzheimer’s have been a major focus for drug developers…
An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks tau proteins is now being moved into new clinical trials in the U.S. and Europe, according to Singapore-based pharmaceutical…
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a form of dementia caused by repeated traumatic brain injuries — it’s commonly associated with contact sports, and…
An accomplished physician and professor of psychiatry and medical anthropology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Arthur Kleinman’s view on the profession was upended when…
A new study focusing on midlife physical activity finds that skiing may decrease a person’s risk of depression and vascular dementia—but not Alzheimer’s disease….
As the quest to understand the complexities of Alzheimer’s continues, researchers have now identified genetic mutations related to autism that may play a role…