Of all the known genetic risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the strongest is a gene for the protein called ApoE4. People with one copy…
Nearly 120 years after Alois Alzheimer reported what he learned from studying the brain of a patient who suffered from symptoms of what we now…
Dementia affects millions of Americans—including nearly one in 10 adults over age 65. While the causes of different dementias vary, a 2020 report from a…
A study exploring how increased digitalization since the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted finance management for people with dementia and their caregivers is published today.
Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some…
Tasmanian researchers are one step closer to understanding why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, with their research recently published in the journal…
In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a research team led by Dr. Zhou Jiawei at the Institute of Neuroscience,…
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60% to 80% of dementia cases, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. While current research…
Bruce Willis’ family has announced that he has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
A new study, published on Feb. 15 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, analyzed biological samples from hundreds of individuals from a European study. Researchers looked at…