Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common, debilitating neurodegenerative disease affecting about 10% of people over the age of 65 ...

The lead author of a new study believes "our brain's hidden sugar code could unlock powerful tools for combating dementia" ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps clinicians identify brain activity ...

In AD, synaptic plasticity, the brain’s ability to regulate the strength of synaptic connections between neurons, is significantly disrupted. This worsens over time, reducing cognitive and memory ...

Bi-partisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to get primary care physicians more training on ...

After decades of setbacks, Alzheimer’s drug development is expanding beyond anti-amyloids, with a record number of trials and ...

"Dancing with Granddad: An Alzheimer's Coloring Book for Children and Their Families" tells of 7-year-old Nia’s journal with ...

Researchers at McMaster University, Cleveland Clinic and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered how a protein long ...

A surprising discovery about how brain cells handle sugar could shift how scientists approach dementia and Alzheimer’s ...

What exactly is Alzheimer’s disease, and how common is it? A: Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes dementia. It is caused in part by the accumulation of abnormally folded ...

Breast cancer treatment might offer protection against Alzheimer's disease, with a study of 70,000 survivors showing lower ...