Alzheimer

Common gene variant doubles dementia risk for men

New research has found that men who carry a common genetic variant are twice as likely to develop dementia in…

10 months ago

Clinical trials to test vaccine against Alzheimer’s-promoting tau protein

University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers hope to launch human clinical trials in their quest for a vaccine to…

12 months ago

Anti-amyloid drug shows signs of preventing Alzheimer’s dementia

An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their…

1 year ago

Peristaltic pump flow induces amyloid formation

The factor that tips you over the edge from being at risk for a disease to actually developing the disease…

1 year ago

Research on neurodegeneration in spider brain leads neuroscientists to groundbreaking new discovery in Alzheimer’s-affected human brains

Researchers from Saint Michael's College and the University of Vermont have made a groundbreaking new discovery that provides a better…

1 year ago

Falling for financial scams? It may signal early Alzheimer’s disease

Older adults who are more vulnerable to financial scams may have brain changes linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer's…

2 years ago

Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer’s disease

Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early…

2 years ago

Groundbreaking study reveals insights into Alzheimer’s disease mechanisms through novel hydrogel matrix

Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have unveiled a pioneering study shedding light on the intricate mechanisms…

2 years ago

Blast-related concussions linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk

U.S. veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who suffered mild traumatic brain injury from exposure to explosive blasts…

2 years ago

Language barriers could contribute to higher aggression in people with dementia

Immigrants living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared with their non-immigrant counterparts, a new…

2 years ago