This stuff in marijuana may improve cognition in Alzheimer’s
In a new study, researchers found that a two-week course of high doses of CBD helps restore the function of two proteins key to...
Location, location, location: Regional tau in healthy people can predict Alzheimer disease
Subtle memory deficits are common in normal aging as well as Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia in older adults.
This makes AD...
These existing drugs may help combat Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study, researchers developed an artificial intelligence-based method to screen currently available medications as possible treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
They found several anti-inflammatory...
Women have faster cognitive decline with age, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that women may start middle age with stronger brain function than men, but as they get older, women’s...
This study shows a new way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
One in 10 people age 65 and older (10%) has Alzheimer’s dementia and 13.8 million people in the U.S. age 65 and older are...
New drug for Alzheimer’s disease prevention found safe and effective
In a new study, researchers found that a new drug that could prevent Alzheimer's disease by modulating, rather than inhibiting, a key enzyme involved...
This sleep disorder common in people with thinking and memory problems
Obstructive sleep apnea is when breathing is repeatedly interrupted during sleep.
Research has shown people with this sleep disorder have an increased risk of developing...
Your body clock linked to Alzheimer’s disease risk, study finds
In a recent study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, researchers found that the brain protein YKL-40 may play a big...
Alzheimer’s disease may harm women and men in different ways
In a new study, researchers found that the ravages of Alzheimer's may strike later in women than men, but once it takes hold women...
This treatment of Alzheimer’s disease shows promising results
In a new study, researchers used MRI scans to show what happens when ultrasound waves target a specific area of Alzheimer's patient's brains.
They found...