Alzheimer's disease

Scientists find new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have found a new potential approach to treating Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia, two of the most common forms...

Existing drugs may prevent cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists at Temple University have made a groundbreaking discovery in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. They have found that drugs called carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs),...

New ‘gene silencing’ drug may treat Alzheimer’s disease effectively

A groundbreaking trial has found a new genetic therapy for Alzheimer's disease that can lower the levels of the tau protein, which is known...

Sleeping drug could help reduce Alzheimer’s proteins in brain

Scientists have discovered a new method to generate electricity using carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and seawater. The researchers at the University of Liverpool...

Blood tests may help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in these places

Scientists at Columbia University are researching blood tests that, when used with memory tests, could help identify Alzheimer's disease accurately in low-resource areas that...

Simple test may predict cognitive impairment in older people much earlier

Scientists have discovered a simple memory test that may predict the risk of developing cognitive impairment years later.

Scientists find new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists have discovered a new link between iron in the brain and Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's is a disease that affects the brain and causes problems...

A poor score on a simple memory test may signal Alzheimer’s disease

The brain is an amazing and complex organ that helps us think, remember, and learn. Unfortunately, as we age, the brain can start to decline,...

Boosting the brain’s cleaning system may prevent Alzheimer’s disease

A recent study from the University of California, San Francisco, has discovered a potential new path to treating Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The...

Research shows a new method to treat Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists have discovered a new way to treat Alzheimer's disease, which is a condition that affects the brain and causes problems with memory and...