Sometimes, a potential Alzheimer’s diagnosis is obvious: the patient is getting lost on their own street, experiencing personality changes or forgetting the phone number…
Decades of research on genetics has revealed some possible reasons for why Alzheimer’s develops in some brains and not others. We know that chances…
We know that the greatest risk for Alzheimer’s is age–the older you get, the higher your risk of developing the disease. One in ten…
As Alzheimer’s progresses, getting a normal night’s sleep becomes difficult for patients. Researchers believe disturbances in Alzheimer’s patients’ sleep patterns may be caused by several factors: the…
If the fountain of youth does exist, it’s at the end of a cycling path, a 2018 study suggests. A lifetime of vigorous exercise—cycling,…
Four dementia researchers have been awarded the world’s top prize in neuroscience, the Brain Prize, for work that has revolutionized how we understand Alzheimer’s…
What if all that was required to foretell memory problems was a simple eye exam? By looking deeply into your eyes with special imaging…
Research shows that traumatic brain injury increases the risk for people to develop dementia at an earlier age. We know by now that traumatic…
The number of people living with dementia is projected to more than triple by 2050, soaring to 152 million cases worldwide. Not all types of…
Research finds a link between levels of beta-amyloid in people without Alzheimer’s symptoms, and the age at which their parents begin experiencing symptoms of…
When Donald Trump aced a cognitive test in January, scores of people tried to take it, too, based mostly on media reports that invited them…
It’s easy to get lost in the advice for preventing Alzheimer’s: The research on prevention measures like brain games, alcohol intake and diet seems…
While cleaning the house, walking the dog and gardening might sound like boring chores, a new study has found that these everyday activities have…
A 2018 study, published by the medical journal Neurology, showed that asking patients to do the simple task of walking backward while multitasking could…
Scientists have discovered that disturbed sleep patterns may indicate Alzheimer’s years before symptoms occur, and Alzheimer’s can cause changes in the brain that affect…