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…
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…
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…
Research shows that age-related hearing loss may increase people’s risk of developing cognitive impairment and dementia. Older people with hearing loss may be more…
Recent research suggests that the accumulation of urea, which is a byproduct of the breakdown of proteins, is linked with dementia. Scientists believe that…
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,…
November 8, 2017 Why do some people get Alzheimer’s and others don’t? Many researchers are trying to answer that question by studying how risk…
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…
Researchers find the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s in the brain, paving the way for future research into the origins of the disease. For the…
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…
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…
Why does Alzheimer’s happen to some, but not others? We know that certain factors like genetics and lifestyle are at play, but sometimes dementia…
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…
Nearly half of dementia cases are triggered, at least in part, by vascular disease, which causes a decrease in the blood supply to neurons…