The media is reporting that recent fraud allegations undermine the leading theory about the cause of Alzheimer’s. But some of the field’s most established…
University of Sydney research fellow Camilla Hoyos discusses new findings that indicate treatment of sleep apnea can improve memory in people with cognitive decline….
Dozens of drugs designed to target and clear beta-amyloid plaques in the brain have failed to prevent or halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease….
There were more than 140 experimental Alzheimer’s drugs in clinical trials as of the start of 2022. On the one hand, this number inspires…
Providing medical aid in dying (MAID) — sometimes referred to as “death with dignity” — is fraught with both legal and ethical concerns. Yet,…
When Jamie Tyrone found out that she has two copies of the ApoE4 gene nine years ago, greatly increasing her risk of developing Alzheimer’s,…
Vaccines are considered one of the greatest innovations in medical history. Immunizations help train the body’s immune system to recognize and respond to a…
Human clinical trials kick off for Protollin, an experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine. After two decades of research and development, Brigham and Women’s Hospital has initiated…
A new study shows that individuals with a neurodegenerative language disorder called primary progressive aphasia (PPA) have Alzheimer’s-like plaques and tangles in their brains…
Breakthrough advancements in gene-sequencing technologies have opened up new pathways for understanding health and disease. Scientists can sequence our genetic code to search for…
Some cases of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are inevitable, thanks to genetics and other factors yet unknown. But one thing scientists have…
The brain’s power generators, mitochondria, could hold the key to Alzheimer’s. Despite accounting for just two percent of our body weight, the brain consumes…
Remember what happened the last time you sat down to finish your taxes — a task which is both necessary and boring? First, you…
Alzheimer’s disease is considered fatal because it often leads to death. But dying of Alzheimer’s is a bit more complicated than that. Alzheimer’s disease…
The term “childhood Alzheimer’s” suggests that it is a form of Alzheimer’s disease that specifically occurs in children. It turns out, this is a…