Despite more than half of all residents in aged care having dementia, tools designed to improve quality of care across the sector are likely not…
New research has discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) earlier—by analyzing AD biomarkers in blood—so that the impacts of dementia…
Among progressive neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer’s is one of the most common and most heartbreaking. It robs individuals of their memories and self-sufficiency and can even…
A Korean study published recently suggests that people with type 2 diabetes who are prescribed a particular class of drug might be at a significantly…
Cognitive decline and dementia can stem from illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease and conditions like hypertension that damage blood vessels in the brain. People with both…
In a recent development in Alzheimer’s disease research, Auburn University scientists have studied a new drug, troriluzole, that can prevent brain changes leading to memory…
New research from the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging shows compelling evidence that the cognitive impairments observed in long COVID patients share striking…
A simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts nearly 7 million Americans, could soon replace more invasive and expensive diagnostic methods such as…
In a study recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Shandong Provincial University have reported the polygenic risk scores (PRS) with…
Columbia University researchers have discovered how variants of the ABCA7 gene, which are common among Black Americans, increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease. The paper…