A new mechanism of toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease revealed by the 3-D structure of protein
The brains of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are slowly and inescapably being depleted of neurons, which leads to
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Different ‘subtypes’ of Alzheimer’s may be linked to different modifications of the tau protein
A new study reveals a possible biological reason that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) progresses at different rates in different patients. The
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Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk
Combining more healthy lifestyle behaviors was associated with substantially lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease in a study that included data
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Dementia: The cheap snack shown to reduce your risk of brain decline
Dementia is a general term for a group of symptoms associated with brain decline. The most common form of dementia
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Hearing loss and the connection to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia
Sound has the power to stimulate the brain, which is why hearing loss has the potential to have a profound
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Therapy pets can’t help Alzheimer’s patients right now—but there’s a robotic alternative
Social distancing has changed everything, including how to care for a loved one with Alzheimer or dementia. There might be
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New imaging method sheds light on Alzheimer’s disease
To understand what happens in the brain when Alzheimer’s disease develops, researchers need to be able to study the molecular
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Toxic build-up of protein in brain may NOT come first in Alzheimer's
Toxic accumulation of brain protein may NOT come first in Alzheimer’s as scientists now say memory problems happen before an
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Study first to show pharmacological chaperone therapy prevents Alzheimer’s in mice
Like pieces of tape that crumple, stick together, and can be turned into a ball, proteins that begin to lose
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