Herpes virus may cause Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
Scientists from the University of Manchester found there's growing evidence that the herpes virus responsible for cold sores also may cause Alzheimer's disease.
They found...
Rapid loss of smell can predict dementia, Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from the University of Chicago found not only can a decline in a person's sense of smell over time predict their loss of...
Parkinson’s disease: scientists find the earliest roots in the brain
About 100 people have a rare mutation in a gene called SNCA that puts them at almost certain risk of getting Parkinson’s disease.
This makes...
Scientists can detect Alzheimer’s disease 17 years before symptoms appear
Scientists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum are able to identify signs of Alzheimer's disease in the blood up to 17 years before the first clinical symptoms...
Having a poor score on a simple memory test may be linked to Alzheimer’s
Scientists from Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that having a poor score on a simple memory test may be linked to biomarkers in...
Scientists find new evidence how Alzheimer’s attacks the brain
Scientists from Rutgers University found more clear-cut evidence of how the destructive proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease attack human brain cells and destroy surrounding...
This stuff in the gut could contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
Scientists from The Chinese University of Hong Kong found that misfolded protein build-up in the gut could contribute to the development of Alzheimer's-like symptoms.
This...
Sleep history could predict Alzheimer’s disease later in life
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley found that sleep patterns can predict the accumulation of Alzheimer's pathology proteins later in life.
These findings could...
Scientists find how to detect early-stage Parkinson’s disease
Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem developed a new way to detect early-stage Parkinson's disease.
The research was published in the journal Science Advances...
This stuff in your nose may help cause Alzheimer’s disease
In a recent study from Griffith University, scientists found that a bacterium commonly present in the nose can sneak into the brain and set...