You might have heard of the Alzheimer’s gene, or ApoE4. Individuals carrying two copies, one inherited from each parent, are thought to have a…
Julie Gregory was at risk for Alzheimer’s. Here’s how genetic testing for Alzheimer’s changed her life. As she turned 50 years old, Julie Gregory…
Estrogen’s role in the brain is complicated when it comes to how it affects memory. According to neuroscientist Gillian Einstein, Ph.D, at the University…
Researchers explore how memory-making genes could be a target for Alzheimer’s treatments. Scientists from MIT examine strategies to block an enzyme from impeding that…
We know that your genes play a big part in your risk for various diseases, but up until the ’90s it was believed that…
Expert Opinion: Who Should Get A Genetic Test for Alzheimer’s Disease? Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is becoming more common as people opt to understand how…
A lot of research is looking into what happens inside an Alzheimer’s brain to cause the destruction of neurons and blood vessels. Researchers have…
Dr. Tara Spires-Jones, Director of the Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systems at the University of Edinburgh, is trying to understand how synapses are…
Dr. Murali Doraiswamy discusses the importance of exploring sex differences in Alzheimer’s. For decades scientists have ignored crucial gender differences in the way men…
Alzheimer’s disease was first discovered in Germany in 1901 when a 51-year-old patient named Auguste Deter went to see her doctor Alois Alzheimer. The…
It’s too early to tell but a recent study by Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and the University of Alberta showed promise. Researchers took saliva…