This stuff in your nose may trigger Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from Griffith University found that a bacterium commonly present in the nose can sneak into the brain and set off a cascade of...
Antibiotics used in midlife linked to cognitive decline in women
Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard found a link between the use of antibiotics by middle-aged women and cognitive decline later in life.
The...
Detect Alzheimer’s disease with a simple peanut butter test
Scientists from the University of Florida found a short, non-invasive peanut butter odor test could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.
The research is published in the...
Yale shows root cause of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
For many years, scientists have assumed that the loss of connections between brain cells caused Alzheimer’s-related symptoms, including memory loss.
The emergence of a positron emission...
Alzheimer’s drugs may reverse blood vessel disease in type 2 diabetes
Scientists from the University of Leeds and the University of Dundee found drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent—or even...
This study reveals the cause of memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville found that the accumulation of a fragment of the synaptic protein neurexin in the adult brain...
Scientists find the missing link between Alzheimer’s and blood vessel disease
For more than 20 years, scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher likelihood of developing Alzheimer's...
Some arthritis drugs may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s in people with heart disease
Scientists from the National Institute on Aging found that certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs may lower the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in...
Alzheimer’s disease linked to a bigger structure in the brain
Scientists from Konkuk University found that the increased volume of an important structure in the brain called the choroid plexus is linked to greater...
These 3 things in midlife may increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco found certain lifestyle factors can sway the risk of dementia.
They found the top threats to middle-aged...