A recent study shows that people with higher blood sugar levels experience a quicker rate of cognitive decline. The link between diabetes and dementia…
Another Alzheimer’s drug has failed in a phase 3 trial, the stage right before drugs go to the Food and Drug Administration for approval….
Considering the growing evidence that Alzheimer’s can manifest early as sensory problems like sight and hearing loss, it’s not surprising that many Alzheimer’s caregivers…
The leading theory in Alzheimer’s disease is that memory loss is the result of neuron death and nerve ending damage, which lead to memory…
Creeping levels of stress and anxiety could be a sign of impending Alzheimer’s disease, a 2018 study found. Scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
Scientists have finally cracked the code of how an experimental new drug called J147, which has a proven track record of reversing Alzheimer’s disease…
In the absence of a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are turning to out-of-the-box approaches to slow or ease the progression of the disease….
New advances in brain imaging have allowed scientists from Cambridge University to track how tau, a protein that accumulates in the brain in Alzheimer’s…
Poor sleep has long been linked to cognitive decline. A new study from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis has taken that link…
December 22, 2017 Scientists still aren’t sure what causes Alzheimer’s disease, though there are many theories—beta-amyloid, an accumulation of a type of protein in…
Recent research suggests that the accumulation of urea, which is a byproduct of the breakdown of proteins, is linked with dementia. Scientists believe that…
December 8, 2017 Dementia is a global epidemic that affects people all over the planet, and without treatment or effective drugs, it’s a problem…
On the heels of recent Alzheimer’s drug failures by companies like Eli Lilly, Merck and Axovant, one pharmaceutical company is insisting there is a…
An animal study suggests that cells exposed to certain stressors can trigger Alzheimer’s pathology. Scientists have known for a long time that the accumulation…
November 20, 2017 Research into healthy brains has helped scientists identify where things may be going wrong in patients with Alzheimer’s. Dr. Beth Stevens,…