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Menopause symptoms may be critical to understanding Alzheimer's disease risk in women
Hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, urinary tract infections, irregular periods, low libido, trouble sleeping, brain fog, mood swings—and in... Read more -
New brain mapping technique sheds light on Alzheimer's development
Researchers at Tulane University have created a first-of-its-kind subcellular map of an area of the brain commonly affected by Alzheimer's... Read more -
Scientists fight Alzheimer's by helping glial cells process glucose
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that impaired glucose metabolism in glial cells, a type of cell in our... Read more -
Estimated 7.2 million Americans 65 years and older have Alzheimer's dementia
An estimated 7.2 million Americans aged 65 years and older are living with Alzheimer's dementia, and almost all adults feel... Read more -
Molecular double agent: Protein 'Eato' plays surprising role in protecting the brain
A team of researchers at Cornell University has made a discovery in fruit flies that could change the way we... Read more -
Alzheimer's biomarkers detected in other dementias may blur diagnostic boundaries
An international collaboration led by the University of Gothenburg report that cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's pathology—specifically β-amyloid and... Read more -
Speech and hearing tests allow early detection of rare type of dementia that affects language
Difficulty finding words or the habit of substituting them with others that are similar semantically—such as knife and cutter—or phonologically—such... Read more -
Biological age linked to dementia risk in large population study
People whose biological age is higher than their chronological age may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose... Read more -
Live human brain tissue reveals how Alzheimer's-linked protein damages connections
Scientists using living human brain tissue have shown for the first time how a toxic form of a protein linked... Read more -
Boosting clusterin protein may help protect the brain from Alzheimer's damage
Recently approved Alzheimer's drugs offer a step forward for treating the disease, but new therapeutic strategies are needed to complement... Read more -
Billions for dementia research will be on the November ballot in Texas
A proposal for billions of dollars for the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas will go before the state's... Read more -
Most Americans want easy early testing for Alzheimer's, survey reveals
Most Americans want to know if they're destined to lose their brain power to Alzheimer's disease, according to an annual... Read more -
How tau protein weakens the brain's vascular defenses in Alzheimer's disease
A harmful form of the tau protein, which builds up in Alzheimer's disease and similar brain disorders, can directly damage... Read more -
Oskar Fischer: The forgotten pioneer of Alzheimer's disease research
Ever heard of Fischer's disease? No? Maybe that is not surprising, because it doesn't exist. But it could have. In... Read more -
How resilient nerve cells fight back against dementia
A UCL research team has found clues as to why some nerve cells die in dementia and not others, through... Read more
