Researchers may now be able to predict memory problems far in advance by identifying certain brain activity patterns. In a new study out of…
Doctors can spot the beginning stages of mild cognitive impairment, and the very early symptoms of Alzheimer’s, through memory tests. But these tests —…
Countless times during my 35 years of studying and treating brain disease, I have sat across from patients who became gripped by the fear…
There is no single test available to diagnose Alzheimer’s. Instead, physicians rely on several diagnostic tools and medical criteria to ascertain whether a person…
Most neurologists dread telling patients they have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. I am no exception. But 16 years ago, I discovered…
Mild cognitive impairment: It sounds harmless enough, but hearing these words at the doctor’s office can send a patient into a tailspin in search…
When Donald Trump aced a cognitive test in January, scores of people tried to take it, too, based mostly on media reports that invited them…
It used to be that people with dementia only went to the doctor at the urging of a family member who noticed changes in…
The simple act of driving, considered a psychomotor task that indicates how well the brain responds to changes in the environment, can be a…
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…
In an intervention-related win for Alzheimer’s prevention, researchers at the University of South Florida have found that computerized brain-training games lowered the risk for…
By the time Alzheimer’s symptoms are noticeable enough to get into a doctor’s office, there usually is not much that can be done. That’s…
We’ve all had that sneaking feeling we’re forgetting something as we rush out the door to work or as we board a plane to…
Scientists explore the loss of smell as a possible sign of dementia. It’s hard to predict who dementia will strike. Genetics can give a…
We’ve all had moments of short-term memory loss or confusion: You find your keys in the fridge, you forget the name of the person…