Why women with Alzheimer’s disease experience faster memory decline
Alzheimer's disease is the world's most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting the memory, thinking, and behavior of over 40 million people worldwide.
It accounts for 60...
Study shows new evidence how Alzheimer’s attacks the brain
In a study from Rutgers University, scientists found more clear-cut evidence of how the destructive proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease attack human brain cells...
Scientists can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with blood test
In a study from Zhejiang University and elsewhere, scientists found a way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with a blood test.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized...
COVID-19 linked to higher risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
In a recent study from Rigshospitalet, scientists found that people who had tested positive for COVID-19 were at an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease,...
Alzheimer’s drugs may help reverse blood vessel injury in type 2 diabetes
In a study from the University of Leeds, scientists found drugs that were developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent—or even...
Unhealthy lifestyle habits cause Alzheimer’s disease
In a recent study from Brigham Young University, scientists found that unhealthy lifestyle habits can cause Alzheimer’s disease.
For years, research to pin down the...
Scientists find early signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain
In a study from the University of Tsukuba, scientists found that the left parietal region—a brain area that is also affected in symptomatic AD—becomes...
Alzheimer’s disease develops faster in women’s brains
Scientists from Lund University in Sweden found Alzheimer's disease seems to progress faster in women than in men. The protein tau accumulates at a...
Deep brain stimulation offers hope for Parkinson’s patient
To meet Dick Osborne, you’d never know that a mild electrical current is being sent to his brain.
It’s that current — delivered through a procedure...
A low protein diet may make Alzheimer’s develop faster
Scientists from the National Institutes for Quantum Sciences and Technology found that a low protein diet can accelerate brain degeneration in mouse models of...