Meals are often a time when friends and family gather. But older adults, especially those living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, may be sitting…
A dementia diagnosis may upend life plans for both the person with the diagnosis and their family. Dr. Erin Zahradnik, who provides palliative care…
Across specialist memory clinics in the UK, researchers say as many as a third of people may be misdiagnosed with early dementia, when really,…
A research team in the Republic of Korea has made a discovery that could lead to a simple new method for diagnosing Alzheimer’s: Testing…
The toxic accumulation of four abnormal proteins in the brain is such a harbinger of cognitive decline, one researcher has taken to calling them…
As we age, so do our abilities to see and hear… Now, new research indicates that out of all of our senses, our sense…
The longstanding “amyloid hypothesis” suggests that Alzheimer’s hallmark beta-amyloid plaques and smaller clumps of beta-amyloid oligomers — proteins highly toxic to brain cells — can…