Blood test could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, study confirms
In a new study from the University of Kentucky ,researchers found promising results for a blood test that could be used to identify Alzheimer's changes in...
Vascular dementia: What you need to know
Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia, after Alzheimer’s disease, affecting almost a third of people over age 70.
Dementia causes a decline...
Healthy lifestyle could greatly reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk, shows study
In a recent study supported by NIH, researchers found that combining more healthy lifestyle behaviors may help substantially lower the risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Those...
This study shows a new biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease
In a recent study published in Nature Aging, researchers found a new biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease.
They reported how declines in a measure of brain network...
Scientists find the world’s lowest dementia rates in Amazon
A new study reveals that two indigenous groups in the Bolivian Amazon have among the lowest rates of dementia in the world.
Aamong older Tsimane...
How is Alzheimer’s disease treated?
Alzheimer’s disease is complex, and it is therefore unlikely that any one drug or other intervention will ever successfully treat it in all people...
This study finds the cause of Alzheimer’s disease in human brain
In a study published in Science Advances, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
They found...
How to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease
Treating the symptoms of Alzheimer’s can provide people with comfort, dignity, and independence for a longer period of time and can encourage and assist...
Cataract removal may reduce the dementia risk by 30%
In a new study, researchers found that undergoing cataract removal was linked to a lower risk of developing dementia among older adults.
The study reveals...
What happens to the brain in Alzheimer’s disease?
Many molecular and cellular changes take place in the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease. These changes can be observed in brain tissue...