For someone with as active a mind as Lonni Schicker, a nurse and nursing professor, a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment came as a…
Amyloid-beta protein buildup, inflammation, tau accumulation and shrinking brain size: These are all factors that define neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. It turns out that…
When biotechnology company Biogen announced the cancellation of the trial for their Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab, nearly 3,500 trial participants were left in limbo. Now,…
A highly anticipated Alzheimer’s conference opened here last night with reports about a powerful new drug for treating dementia-related delusions and promising developments in…
The tangled amyloid and tau proteins that accumulate in the aging brains of people with Alzheimer’s have been a major focus for drug developers…
An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks tau proteins is now being moved into new clinical trials in the U.S. and Europe, according to Singapore-based pharmaceutical…
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a form of dementia caused by repeated traumatic brain injuries — it’s commonly associated with contact sports, and…
An accomplished physician and professor of psychiatry and medical anthropology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Arthur Kleinman’s view on the profession was upended when…
A new study focusing on midlife physical activity finds that skiing may decrease a person’s risk of depression and vascular dementia—but not Alzheimer’s disease….
As the quest to understand the complexities of Alzheimer’s continues, researchers have now identified genetic mutations related to autism that may play a role…
Dr. Arthur Kleinman, a Harvard professor and psychiatrist, spent most of his life working as a physician. But his view on the profession changed…
Scientists have largely focused on the buildup of beta-amyloid as one of the major drivers of Alzheimer’s disease, but more and more research is…
When Geri Taylor was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she and her husband, Jim Taylor, decided to develop a philosophy to live life “fully and…
Air pollution may not just be harmful to your lungs and respiratory health. Breathing in fine dust pollution known as particulate matter may also…
Steven Barbieri was active in martial arts for most of his life. But when he started experiencing lapses in memory in his early 50s,…