Citing a lack of scientific evidence, an influential advisory panel has declined to recommend that older Americans receive ongoing cognitive screening as part of…
Obesity continues to be a growing worldwide public health problem, with up to 1.9 billion adults globally considered to be overweight or obese. And…
Model, restaurateur and lifestyle icon Barbara Elaine Smith, known most commonly as B. Smith, died Saturday at age 70 after a seven year fight…
The good news is that research is leading to improved drugs to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders — whether…
A new study finds that having both diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease may increase the risk of experiencing severe stroke, according to the American Heart…
We’ve all seen the movie: tons of hand-to-hand combat, enemy soldiers lurking behind every wall. Now place that movie in your bloodstream and imagine…
The world of developing drugs to fight beta-amyloid has been on a rollercoaster ride the last year, but some scientists aren’t giving up. Researchers…
Researchers announced today that an Alzheimer’s clinical trial spearheaded by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been cancelled. Initial data analysis…
Scientists in London have identified a type of genetic mutation that appears to protect against late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. For their paper, published in the…
Much of Alzheimer’s research has pegged the accumulation of beta-amyloid proteins within the brain as a major component in neurodegeneration. While many researchers seek…
Whether it’s sleeping too much or experiencing fragmented sleep, people with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia may often experience disruptions in their circadian…
As the dementia research community scrambles to find a cure—or at least a treatment—for the disease, researchers are becoming more and more certain about…
In another step towards personalized medical treatment for dementia patients, Canadian researchers have used artificial intelligence to predict the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such…
Whether it’s diet, exercise or air pollution, researchers are constantly investigating lifestyle and environmental factors that may play a role in the progression or…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a re-dosing study for patients formerly enrolled in Biogen’s phase three clinical trials of its…