A lot of research is looking into what happens inside an Alzheimer’s brain to cause the destruction of neurons and blood vessels. Researchers have…
Scientists find that people with beta-amyloid plaques have worse cognitive functions than those without. Research has proven that the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s — beta…
Nick Fox of the University College London speaks about the advances of brain imaging technology designed to identify Alzheimer’s. An official diagnosis of Alzheimer’s…
We’ve been told that poor sleep interrupts the brain’s natural process of eliminating waste and calibrating memory, but a new study by researchers at…
It’s not abnormal to hear the phrase ‘traumatic brain injury’ and Alzheimer’s disease in the same sentence. That’s because a lot of research is…
Dr. Tara Spires-Jones, Director of the Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systems at the University of Edinburgh, is trying to understand how synapses are…
A new mice study suggests that the Chinese herb Yang-Xue-Qing Nao has the potential to target and reduce Alzheimer’s pathology. Yang-Xue-Qing Nao (YXQN) is…
New research suggests that light therapy holds the potential to treat symptoms of dementia. In a new study, researchers have applied a type of…
Dr. Murali Doraiswamy discusses the importance of exploring sex differences in Alzheimer’s. For decades scientists have ignored crucial gender differences in the way men…
As research into new Alzheimer’s drugs spirals in multiple directions, patients are often left wondering what really works. Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Professor of Neurology…
Research indicates that a severe vitamin D deficiency could double dementia risk. A study of over a thousand people across Europe has found that…
Alzheimer’s disease was first discovered in Germany in 1901 when a 51-year-old patient named Auguste Deter went to see her doctor Alois Alzheimer. The…
It’s too early to tell but a recent study by Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and the University of Alberta showed promise. Researchers took saliva…
More than half of people over 85 in the U.S. live alone and scientists are starting to unravel how this could be contributing to…
After decades of failed drug trials, scientists are turning their attention to lifestyle interventions, as they look for ways to battle dementia. In a recent…