Fourteen years ago, lawyer Sonia Vallabh took a genetic test that showed she would one day contract a fatal disease that ends in a…
Parasites take an enormous toll on human and veterinary health. But researchers may have found a way for patients with brain disorders and a…
The brain’s neurons communicate with each other through chemical and electrical signals. But as Alzheimer’s disease develops, protein plaques and deposits buildup and kill…
With the right signals, non-differentiated human cells called stem cells have the potential to divide and multiply into all different types of cells. Due…
Amid growing evidence of the neurological complications of COVID-19, which range from loss of sense of taste and smell, to ‘brain fog,’ to stroke…
Scientists are barreling toward a future in which, thanks to CRISPR, it is possible to edit the genetic make-up of brain cells to prevent…
Alzheimer’s main hallmarks — beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles — have long been the focus of the quest to come up with an Alzheimer’s…
A closer look at a one-patient stem-cell therapy experiment to treat Parkinson’s. For decades, research has been conducted on the potential of transplanting healthy…
Frustrated for decades with failure after failure in efforts to find effective medications to treat Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disorders, researchers are now increasingly…
While the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease aren’t fully understood, we do know that genetics plays a role in how and why the disease…
In a new study, researchers rejuvenated older brain cells so that they acted like younger cells — at least, in rats. The team of…
We know that Alzheimer’s is caused by a combination of genetics and environmental factors. But for some people, the chances of getting Alzheimer’s are…
Scientists in the UK are growing mini brains – yes, brains – with the intention of one day using them to fight Alzheimer’s disease….
As research into new Alzheimer’s drugs spirals in multiple directions, patients are often left wondering what really works. Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Professor of Neurology…