Resetting the brain’s immune cells and delaying chronic inflammation may help improve traumatic brain injury recovery, according to a new study. Researchers at Trinity…
Model, restaurateur and lifestyle icon Barbara Elaine Smith, known most commonly as B. Smith, died Saturday at age 70 after a seven year fight…
Researchers in Florida have pinpointed a protein that contributes to Alzheimer’s biomarker tau protein accumulation in the brain. They argue it may be a…
The good news is that research is leading to improved drugs to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders — whether…
Schedule an appointment with your doctor these days and you might leave the office feeling as though the doctor’s computer received more attention than…
A recent study by Michigan State University (MSU) researchers confirms old adages about happy spouses leading to happy lives. According to the study, optimism…
A new study finds that having both diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease may increase the risk of experiencing severe stroke, according to the American Heart…
Experiencing problems with disturbed or irregular sleep is common as people age. For people with dementia and their caregivers, these can be even bigger…
We’ve all seen the movie: tons of hand-to-hand combat, enemy soldiers lurking behind every wall. Now place that movie in your bloodstream and imagine…
Research into dementia prevention has looked into a variety of possibilities, including diet and exercise. But researchers are also looking at how sleep affects…
The world of developing drugs to fight beta-amyloid has been on a rollercoaster ride the last year, but some scientists aren’t giving up. Researchers…
Researchers have developed yet another blood test that may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The blood test is able to detect core biomarkers of the…
Researchers announced today that an Alzheimer’s clinical trial spearheaded by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been cancelled. Initial data analysis…
Scientists in London have identified a type of genetic mutation that appears to protect against late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. For their paper, published in the…
Much of Alzheimer’s research has pegged the accumulation of beta-amyloid proteins within the brain as a major component in neurodegeneration. While many researchers seek…