Schedule an appointment with your doctor these days and you might leave the office feeling as though the doctor’s computer received more attention than…
Researchers have developed yet another blood test that may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The blood test is able to detect core biomarkers of the…
Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the University of Massachusetts Boston have received a 4-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to…
In another step towards personalized medical treatment for dementia patients, Canadian researchers have used artificial intelligence to predict the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such…
Research into Alzheimer’s detection has looked into a variety of possibilities, from blood tests to expensive and extensive brain scanning. But some researchers have…
Early detection of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can help patients get the care and help they need sooner rather than later, but there is…
When it comes to Alzheimer’s, what happens first: beta amyloid plaques, or the visible personality and cognitive changes common with the disease? Researchers have…
Researchers may now be able to predict memory problems far in advance by identifying certain brain activity patterns. In a new study out of…
Beta-amyloid plaques are one of the most studied aspects of the development of Alzheimer’s disease. But as knowledge about this incredibly complex disease grows,…
A person’s tapping, swiping and speed of playing games on smartphones may hold information about whether they may be experiencing cognitive decline. Scientists with…
While most Alzheimer’s research focuses on finding a cure for the disease, plenty of researchers are also looking into developing and improving technology used…
As clinical trials targeting beta-amyloid plaques, toxic proteins that form in an Alzheimer’s patient’s brain, continue to fail, some researchers have started focusing their…
The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) recently awarded $3.5 million to researchers developing early detection tests for Alzheimer’s. A portion of that award went…
Recently, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation gave researchers a $3.5 million award for promising early detection Alzheimer’s tests. We speak to Olivier Danos, who…
The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) has announced the first group of researchers who will receive funding for their work on early-diagnosis Alzheimer’s tests….
