Certain brain wave patterns that occur while an individual sleeps may be assessed by clinicians to help them diagnose dementia and other conditions related to…
Long before the onset of dementia, there is evidence for increased activity of the brain’s immune system. Researchers from DZNE and the University Hospital Bonn…
(HealthDay)—It’s a move that could severely limit the number of people taking the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm: Medicare on Tuesday proposed to only cover…
Around half of the genome is made up of transposable elements or ‘jumping genes’ that derive from ancient viral integrations. They persist in various states…
Current treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are of limited effectiveness and do not halt the progression of the disease and associated cognitive decline. A recent study,…
Medicare said Tuesday it will limit coverage of a $28,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug whose benefits have been widely questioned, a major development in the nation’s tug-of-war…
Increasing the expression of one gene in cells that assist the brain’s neurons protects neurons in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
In Norway, more than 100,000 people live with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s damages the central nervous system and alters memory, orientation and behavior. The disease becomes…
Improving air quality appears to slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of developing dementia in older women living in the U.S., according to a…
At the first sign of cognitive trouble, people often worry Alzheimer’s disease is forthcoming. But poor cognition can be part of the spectrum of normality…