While scientists are gaining a better understanding of the keys to healthy aging, they are also grappling with the complexities of dementia in all…
Air pollution — a major cause of global warming — has been on the forefront of the debate regarding climate change. Now, as we…
When 12-year-old Connor Dobbyn was diagnosed with a rare, fatal genetic brain disease called Sanfilippo Syndrome, his parents thought there was no hope. Then,…
Groundbreaking research in stem cells has propelled scientists’ understanding of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s. Could stem cell therapies one day help cure Alzheimer’s? Clinical…
The largest African American genome-wide association study to date has revealed new race-based genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is more prevalent among Black…
In an unexpected twist, the advisory committee that convened today on the experimental Alzheimer’s treatment aducanumab overwhelmingly said that drugmaker Biogen has failed to…
“This labor cannot just be on the backs of Black, brown and indigenous people. It needs to be shared by everybody, because this is…