MRI May Reveal How Fast Early Alzheimer’s Will Progress
A brain scan already used during Alzheimer's evaluations may eventually help doctors answer one of the most difficult questions facing younger patients: how quickly...
A Surprising Link Between Depression and Alzheimer’s
Depression in older adults is often treated as a separate mental health problem, but new research suggests that changes in the brain may sometimes...
How Your First Taste of Sugar May Shape Alzheimer’s Risk
Could the amount of sugar a baby is exposed to before birth and during early childhood affect the chance of developing Alzheimer's disease decades...
Getting Lost May Be an Early Brain Warning
Memory loss is one of the best-known signs of dementia, but changes in thinking can appear in other ways.
One early warning may be something...
Walking Patterns Could Reveal Alzheimer’s Years Earlier
Alzheimer’s disease does not begin on the day a person starts forgetting names, appointments, or familiar places.
Changes inside the brain may slowly build for...
Estrogen Therapy Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
A form of hormone therapy used by many women after menopause may be linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a...
An Older-Looking Brain May Warn of Dementia
An MRI scan may reveal more about dementia risk than doctors can see with the naked eye.
A new study suggests that when a person's...
Brain Scans Reveal a Hidden Alzheimer’s Window
For years, scientists have known that Alzheimer’s disease can quietly develop long before a person becomes forgetful.
Now researchers in Norway have found evidence that...
Your Eyes May Reveal Alzheimer’s Risks
Photographs of the back of the eye may reveal more than problems with vision.
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that damage to tiny blood...
Why Exercise at Work May Not Protect the Brain
For years, exercise has been promoted as one of the best ways to protect the brain as people grow older.
But a large new study...