The study used gold-standard autopsy confirmation to show that a blood test for Alzheimer's disease accurately detected ...

Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 30m people worldwide, mostly the elderly. After the age of 65, the chance of developing ...

Children who inherit genetic mutations from parents with early-onset Alzheimer’s typically show signs of dementia at the same ...

Doug Whitney was supposed to develop Alzheimer's by 50. Now scientists are trying to understand why his brain remains healthy ...

A new model of Alzheimer's disease has been proposed, which could speed up efforts to understand and cure the complex ...

Latest research shows how cannabis-derived medication helps Alzheimer's patients manage agitation, offering fresh hope to ...

In a novel theory, scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute propose a unifying explanation for the ...

There isn't a cure for the condition, but doctors may recommend medications to slow down the progression of the disease or ...

Years before tau tangles show up in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a biomarker test developed at the ...

Alzheimer’s is a devastating brain disease that affects nearly seven million Americans. But sometimes, it’s misdiagnosed.

New research has shown that diet could influence the risk of both depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Evidence suggests that depressive symptoms are both a risk factor for AD and a reaction to ...

A research team has discovered that the two key pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's -- tau protein and beta-amyloid -- affect brain circuits in distinct yet synergistic ways, particularly those ...