Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death among the elderly worldwide and is said to generate $1.3 trillion in economic ...

One of the most famous symptoms of Alzheimer's – and definitely one of the most devastating – is when patients start to forget their friends, family, and loved ones. Thanks to a new study from ...

Scientists have long thought that tau, the protein that forms Alzheimer’s tangles, moves into the wrong parts of neurons as the disease develops. New research suggests the story starts much earlier ...

What is the earliest spark that ignites the memory-robbing march of Alzheimer’s disease? Why do some people with Alzheimer’s-like changes in the brain never go on to develop dementia? These questions ...

Imagine walking into a room and realizing that the person smiling at you, the one you’ve shared a lifetime of dinners, holidays, and tears with, doesn’t spark a flicker of recognition. For the ...

People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and other adverse cognitive health issues. A new study conducted by Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the reason for the ...

Scientists have found new evidence of a possible connection between Alzheimer’s disease and herpes simplex virus type 1, or ...

The aggregation of Tau protein has been linked in many studies to memory-related neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. Understanding why this happens has been under-researched and ...

People living with Alzheimer's disease and atrial fibrillation may experience a slower decline in thinking and memory when ...

Many people assume that some memory decline is an inevitable consequence of getting older. But a select group of older adults, known as "SuperAgers," reach their 80s and 90s while retaining memory ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cancer both represent diseases that classically occur in older individuals. However, these diseases rarely occur in the same person. In fact, individuals with AD have a 50 ...

People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive problems. A new study shows that the reason may be that people with type 2 diabetes have more difficulty ...