New research has found that those who consume more foods rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea, red wine and dark chocolate, could lower their…
New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better…
A class of drugs for diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in the…
New therapeutic opportunities often emerge from research on simple organisms. For instance, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ph.D., and Jennifer…
For years, many people with Alzheimer’s disease have been diagnosed clinically and confirmed at autopsy. Now Alzheimer’s disease pathology can be identified with relatively high…
In the ever-evolving field of Alzheimer’s disease research, the development of disease-modifying therapies has sparked both excitement and debate. While these therapies represent a promising…
The failure to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease—the most common form of dementia in the elderly—at an early stage of molecular pathology is considered a major reason…
Amyloid-beta and tau proteins have long been associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The pathological buildup of these proteins leads to cognitive decline in people with the…
University of Oklahoma researchers have recently published a study showing that several measurements of the brain, including blood flow and the brain’s ability to compensate…
In landmark research, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have reported the largest-ever genome-wide association…