Ultrasound Could One Day Help Treat Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Alzheimer’s

Ultrasound is usually seen as a tool doctors use to look inside the body. Hospitals use ultrasound machines every day to examine organs, check pregnancies,...

Common health problems may increase women’s Alzheimer’s risk

Alzheimer’s disease has become one of the biggest health challenges facing older adults around the world. The disease slowly damages memory and thinking abilities, eventually...

Study finds three very different outcomes in early Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared health conditions, mainly because it affects memory, thinking, and independence. For many years, people believed that once...

Powerful blood test may spot dementia before memory loss starts

A team of scientists in Germany has developed a new blood test that could help doctors identify Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease years before...

Scientists use the brain’s own cleaning system to remove toxic proteins in Alzheimer’s

Scientists around the world have been searching for better ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease, a condition that slowly destroys memory and thinking ability. Millions of...

New Blood Test Could Detect Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Years Before Symptoms Appear

Scientists in Germany have developed a new blood test that may help doctors detect Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease long before patients begin showing...

Scientists Test Alzheimer’s Drug as Possible New Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are exploring an unusual new idea that could eventually change how alcohol withdrawal is treated. A drug first designed...

Your handwriting could reveal early signs of memory decline

Many people notice that their handwriting changes as they grow older. Writing may become slower, shakier, less organized, or harder to read. Most people...

Why Alzheimer’s disease may hit women harder than men

Women make up nearly two-thirds of Alzheimer’s disease cases in the United States, and scientists have long tried to understand why. Many people assumed the...

Scientists find possible early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms

Researchers from the University of Otago have uncovered another possible clue that could help scientists identify Alzheimer’s disease much earlier than before. Their findings suggest...