Alzheimer's disease

New blood test shows great promise in detecting Alzheimer’s disease

In a new study, researchers found a new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between people with and without Alzheimer's disease and in...

New drug for Alzheimer’s may help treat autism in children

In a new study, researchers found deposits of the tau protein typically found in Alzheimer's patients in tissues taken from the postmortem brain of...

A big step toward blood test for Alzheimer’s disease

In a new study, researchers have developed a technique to detect minute amounts of a protein fragment linked to Alzheimer’s disease in the blood. The...

These vaccines linked to lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease

In three new studies, researchers found Flu (influenza) and pneumonia vaccinations are linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease. The research was conducted by...

Scientists find a major cause of spatial memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease

In a new study, researchers found the brain network mechanism that causes spatial memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease. The research was conducted by a team...

Scientists find a new way to treat brain cancer and Alzheimer’s disease

In a new study, researchers have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma,...

This hormone may help treat Alzheimer’s disease

In a new study, researchers found ‘Love hormone' oxytocin could be used to treat cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s. The research was conducted by a team...

Scientists find new way to predict Alzheimer’s-related memory loss

In a new study, researchers have imaged tau protein in the brains of living patients with Alzheimer's disease. The amount and spread of tau proved...

Omega-3 may not effectively prevent Alzheimer’s disease, USC study shows

For years, a scientific puzzle has bedeviled researchers aiming to fight Alzheimer's disease, a common and incurable form of dementia. The results of numerous lab...

Scientists find new way to treat Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia

In a new study, researchers have discovered a new class of proteins that protect synapses from being destroyed. Synapses are the structures where electrical impulses...