We asked our readers to send us their most pressing questions on Alzheimer’s disease. The thing on everyone’s mind? Diet and Alzheimer’s. We took…
We’ve all had that sneaking feeling we’re forgetting something as we rush out the door to work or as we board a plane to…
Scientists know the physical changes in the brain that indicate Alzheimer’s disease happen decades before the life-altering symptoms take hold, thanks to detection techniques…
Dr. David Satcher reflects on the current state of Alzheimer’s research, and his vision of the way forward. As a former U.S. Surgeon General,…
Why does Alzheimer’s happen to some, but not others? We know that certain factors like genetics and lifestyle are at play, but sometimes dementia…
Menopause is usually associated with physical discomfort—hot flashes, insomnia, sweating. But the hormonal changes that take place during menopause, which can be thrust upon…
New research shows that the financial costs associated with frontotemporal dementia is twice as expensive as Alzheimer’s. Dementia is an umbrella term for many…
A recent study discovered a gene that could be involved in the death of brain cells in Alzheimer’s. What happens to the brain in…
Scientists looking for a new Alzheimer’s treatment have traditionally focused on the build-up of protein deposits such as beta-amyloid and tau in patients’ brains….
Researchers are still trying to figure out how Alzheimer’s and other dementias strike men and women differently, and how vascular brain health contributes to…
Nearly half of dementia cases are triggered, at least in part, by vascular disease, which causes a decrease in the blood supply to neurons…
October 3, 2017 The hippocampus is the area of the brain associated with learning, memory and spatial directions. The tiny, seahorse-shaped formation of gray…
Researchers find that donepezil outperforms other approved Alzheimer’s drugs for improving cognition, but it comes with some downsides. The drug landscape for Alzheimer’s is…
Scientists explore the loss of smell as a possible sign of dementia. It’s hard to predict who dementia will strike. Genetics can give a…
September 28, 2017 Dr. Joanna Collingwood, Ph.D., a physicist at Warwick University in Coventry, England, leads a research team probing whether the iron particles…