Amid ongoing conversations about the United States presidential race, a recurring topic has been the cognitive capacity of candidates and some speculation about “cognitive decline”—but…
A new test gauging levels of key proteins in the blood was far more accurate than doctor assessments in spotting Alzheimer’s disease in people with…
New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday—but some appear to work far better than others.
Tasmanian scientists are a step closer to developing a computer test that can detect dementia, decades before any memory symptoms emerge, recent research has found.
Europe’s medicines watchdog on Friday rejected a marketing request for a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment, saying the risks of the medicine’s side effects, including potential…
Scientists in America have developed a nasal spray that can remove proteins in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease—at least, in mice.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is marked by severe neurodegeneration and cognitive decline, presenting significant challenges for its prevention and treatment. Traditional hypotheses have focused on amyloid-beta…
A study of more than 200,000 people by researchers at the University of Oxford found at least a 17% reduction in dementia diagnoses in the…
A team from King’s College London and collaborators have pinpointed how different areas of the neuron age differently, with a potential knock-on effect on healthy…
A new major study by the University of Eastern Finland, the University of Oulu and Neurocenter Finland explored early-onset dementia in the working-age population in…