Why women are more affected by Alzheimer’s disease
More than 7 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and about two-thirds of them are women.
Scientists have long wondered why...
Rotten egg gas may hold the key to fighting Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered something surprising that could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
A recent study found that a special...
This vision loss disease may signal Alzheimer’s
Glaucoma is often called the “silent thief of sight” because it damages the eyes slowly without causing pain or early warning signs.
It harms the...
Alzheimer’s disease is most common in these places in U.S.
A new study has found that Alzheimer’s disease, which causes memory loss and thinking problems, is most common in the eastern and southeastern parts...
Study detects a big cause of dementia in middle-aged adults
Dementia is usually thought of as a condition that affects older people. But sometimes it can begin much earlier—in a person’s 40s or 50s.
This...
Surprising link between ‘good’ cholesterol and Alzheimer’s risk in older women
A recent study has found that high levels of HDL-C, also called “good cholesterol,” might increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in women after...
A new drug could stop Alzheimer’s before memory loss begins
For many years, Alzheimer’s disease has remained one of the most difficult brain disorders to treat. Doctors often diagnose it only after memory problems...
Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed, study shows
For over 100 years, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been seen as irreversible. Because of this, most treatments have focused on slowing the disease, not...
New test could help detect Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear
A team of researchers at Northern Arizona University (NAU) is working on a new way to find signs of Alzheimer’s disease earlier.
This method could...
Study finds a surprising cause of autism, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s
In the past few years, scientists have been working hard to understand mental health conditions like autism, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease.
They’ve made a lot...