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…
If you’re on the dementia prevention track, you’ve probably read that olive oil and healthy fats containing omega-3s are linked to a lower risk…
November 30th, 2017 Kathy is 38-year-old PR executive, who lost her grandfather to Alzheimer’s disease. I don’t remember the exact time my grandfather, Victor,…
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 17, 2017 While some scientists target beta-amyloid and tau tangles in the search for a cure against Alzheimer’s disease, others are turning to…
November 13, 2017 Billionaire Bill Gates has personally committed $100 million to the search for a cure for Alzheimer’s, according to a blog post…
New research shows that the brain’s ability to process glucose is linked with amyloid plaques and tau tangles, biomarkers of Alzheimer’s. A new study…
November 6th, 2017 Sharon cares for her 95-year-old mother, who has vascular dementia, and her husband, who has frontotemporal dementia (FTD). My husband can…
November 1, 2017 Since Alzheimer’s was first diagnosed over 100 years ago, scientists have been probing and searching the brain for answers to why…
Until recently, scientists believed that only humans could develop the protein plaques that indicate Alzheimer’s. That changed in August, when a study showed that…
Scientists know the physical changes in the brain that indicate Alzheimer’s disease happen decades before the life-altering symptoms take hold, thanks to detection techniques…
A recent study discovered a gene that could be involved in the death of brain cells in Alzheimer’s. What happens to the brain in…
Scientists looking for a new Alzheimer’s treatment have traditionally focused on the build-up of protein deposits such as beta-amyloid and tau in patients’ brains….