As research into a cure — or at least treatment — for Alzheimer’s continues, scientists are looking beyond the pathways of targeting tau or…
Biogen announced this week that it was cancelling the dementia drug it was testing in a Phase 2 trial that aimed to fight tau…
Last week, Biogen announced that its Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab was effective in combating Alzheimer’s disease, and that it would be reviving a trial cancelled…
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia are caused by specific protein clumps — like tau or beta amyloid. But researchers are still investigating how…
Amyloid-beta protein buildup, inflammation, tau accumulation and shrinking brain size: These are all factors that define neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. It turns out that…
The tangled amyloid and tau proteins that accumulate in the aging brains of people with Alzheimer’s have been a major focus for drug developers…
As the quest to understand the complexities of Alzheimer’s continues, researchers have now identified genetic mutations related to autism that may play a role…
Scientists have largely focused on the buildup of beta-amyloid as one of the major drivers of Alzheimer’s disease, but more and more research is…
November 20th, 2019 To say Alzheimer’s disease runs in my family is a massive understatement. The first time I remember it occurring was when…
It’s generally accepted that exercising your mind through reading, crossword puzzles and even learning a new language benefits your brain as you age. But…
In a new study published in JAMA Neurology, researchers reported the first results of an initial basket trial for neurodegenerative diseases. The trial brings…
Was it too good to be true? China last week awarded conditional approval for a new seaweed-based drug for Alzheimer’s, but experts in the…
Researchers may have developed a new test that can easily identify prion diseases—a group of diseases that includes “Mad Cow” disease—in a new study….
In the latest step toward development of potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have identified a rare gene mutation that seemingly prevented a Colombian…
Alzheimer’s disease is more prevalent among women than men: Two-thirds of the 5.5 million people in the U.S. living with the disease are women….