A newly discovered gene for a protein called SHMOOSE is found to raise Alzheimer’s risk by 30 percent — the most substantial risk factor…
Researchers in Denmark say they’ve found that destroying a certain gene can prevent early-onset Alzheimer’s. The test subjects who helped them prove it: a…
Brain cells from people with Alzheimer’s have a unique pattern of mutations, which may help explain why the cells begin to die. The genetic…
Breakthrough advancements in gene-sequencing technologies have opened up new pathways for understanding health and disease. Scientists can sequence our genetic code to search for…
ApoE4 has long been understood to boost Alzheimer’s risk. For the first time, scientists studied this Alzheimer’s risk factor gene in the American Indian…
Being Patient takes a closer look at two rare childhood illnesses that lead to dementia. The term “childhood Alzheimer’s” suggests that it is a…
Since the early days of the novel coronavirus pandemic, researchers found that people living with Alzheimer’s were at a higher risk of severe COVID-19…