The Rhythm of Your Brain Waves May Foretell Dementia
A recent study shows that a decline in electrical activity in the brain could be a marker of Alzheimer’s and primary progressive aphasia. If…
A recent study shows that a decline in electrical activity in the brain could be a marker of Alzheimer’s and primary progressive aphasia. If…
Does a drug that could treat Alzheimer’s already exist? A new study suggests that people with Alzheimer’s given a diabetes drug had fewer signs…
Inside your brain, there are 100 billion cells carrying out the daily tasks of keeping you alive and feeding you information: transmitting messages from…
Alzheimer’s is a complex disease, baffling researchers for decades as they’ve tried to unravel its cause and potential treatments, but this week saw fresh…
Could an ultrasound unlock the secret to curing Alzheimer’s? Results from a recent study show that using the sound waves emitted by an ultrasound…
The long search for a drug to slow the decline of Alzheimer’s may have reached a turning point. Pharmaceutical companies Biogen and Eisai have…
After years of failure, including some pharmaceutical companies calling off Alzheimer’s research altogether, Biogen offers a glimmer of hope: New data from a Phase…
Do you ever wonder why you feel so good when you hear an old favorite song you know all the words to, but you…
Scientists highlight that targeting amyloid early on in patients’ progression of Alzheimer’s is key to treating the disease effectively. By the time a patient…
When LaVonne Moore, 85, entered Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center study on slowing the decline of problem solving in Alzheimer’s patients, she had lost…
The leading theory in Alzheimer’s disease is that memory loss is the result of neuron death and nerve ending damage, which lead to memory…
Scientists looking for a new Alzheimer’s treatment have traditionally focused on the build-up of protein deposits such as beta-amyloid and tau in patients’ brains….
Being Patient meets John Gallacher, Professor of Cognitive Health at Oxford University and Director of the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), to find out how…
The connection between music and Alzheimer’s is the subject of an increasing number of studies–some early evidence even points to music as a potential…
Here’s a quick look at a 2017 analysis of the Alzheimer’s drug pipeline. Twenty-seven Alzheimer’s drugs in Phase III clinical trials and eight drugs…