How Should We Talk About Alzheimer’s Risk Without a Cure?
The way Alzheimer’s gets diagnosed is changing. Instead of waiting for symptoms to show up, doctors are now lobbying for a diagnosis that centers…
Dementia Prevention: Clearing Plaques, New Drugs and Pregnancy
October 13, 2017 Why does Alzheimer’s happen to some, but not others? We know that certain factors like genetics and lifestyle are at play,…
How Do Brain Cells Die in Alzheimer’s?
October 9, 2017 What happens to the brain in Alzheimer’s disease? Scientists know that Alzheimer’s is characterized by beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles, but…
An Out-of-the-Box Approach to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease: When Will Light Therapy Be Available?
October 6, 2017 Scientists developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease have traditionally focused on the build-up of protein deposits such as beta-amyloid and tau in…
The Link Between Iron and Alzheimer’s
September 28, 2017 Dr. Joanna Collingwood, Ph.D., a physicist at Warwick University in Coventry, England, leads a research team probing whether the iron particles…
Researchers Discover Why Loss of Smell Indicates Alzheimer’s
September 27, 2017 Have you heard of the peanut butter Alzheimer’s test? The test, reported by University of Florida researchers in 2013, measured sense…
New Alzheimer’s Test More Accurately Predicts Risk Than ApoE4 Gene
September 22, 2017 A new test to predict Alzheimer’s that analyzes several genes gives a better estimate of whether an adult will develop Alzheimer’s…
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