We know that education and cognitive health are closely linked, but a new study from researchers at the University of Southern Australia — aided…
Drilling down on the link between autism and Alzheimer’s, an extensive new study from the Tel Aviv University found a key Alzheimer’s biomarker in…
The toxic accumulation of four abnormal proteins in the brain is such a harbinger of cognitive decline, one researcher has taken to calling them…
Alzheimer’s disease affects one in 10 people over the age of 65, but testing for a definitive diagnosis is difficult. As of now, no…
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s have been in development for some time, some of which have even been shown to have a 100 percent accuracy…
While most Alzheimer’s detection and prevention research is focused on the aggregation of tau tangles and amyloid beta proteins in the brain, some novel…
Slightly more than a year ago now, my sister and I visited a friend from childhood who had been fighting colorectal cancer for more…
July 20, 2020 As an activity leader, I essentially organize engaging and fun activities for the participants at the Rosener House. I try to…
July 10th, 2020 As told to Linda Freund on The Checkpoint podcast My grandmother died in March 2020 at the age of 92 from…
Alzheimer’s clinical trials may take decades, but a new discovery could cut clinical trial time down to a matter of weeks. For nearly a century,…
As research into Alzheimer’s disease progresses and awareness grows, one fact remains consistent: women are disproportionately affected by the disease. Several theories exist, but…
Alzheimer’s Disease takes hundreds of thousands of lives every year, affecting 47 million people worldwide. But so far, no amount of urgency, nor billions…
Almost 30 years ago, a small faction of Alzheimer’s researchers proposed the infectious theory of Alzheimer’s — the idea that viruses or bacteria may…
As a child, I took dance lessons. I would twirl through the grocery store, leap from aisle to aisle and dance anywhere I could….
It was never clear to researchers whether the ApoE4 gene was responsible for the early malfunction of the blood-brain barrier, a protective barrier shielding…