Alzheimer’s disease is one of the toughest medical issues that disrupts a person's daily life. Thankfully, medical advances ...

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection to the Senate after his ...

Now, several publications and presentations at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference have demonstrated that blood tests measuring amyloid and tau proteins have become much more ...

A new biomarker test can detect early-stage tau protein clumping up to a decade before it appears on brain scans, improving early Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Unlike amyloid-beta, tau neurofibrillary ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein ...

Every couple of years it seems like another wave of stories emerge claiming picking your nose is a major causal factor in the ...

There are two significant, nonscientific obstacles – a shortage of funding and patent law – that will require concerted effort by scientists, concerned citizens, society and our lawmakers to overcome.

Research by the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Research Center proposes that a common herpes virus may travel through the body ...

Sundowning refers to symptoms of confusion and agitation ... A 2019 study suggests that people with Alzheimer’s disease, even in the early stages of the disease, may have low levels of melatonin ...

Dozens endured painful symptoms, and at least five died or ... But that didn’t happen,” Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease editor George Perry said. “So now they say, ‘Patients won’t ...

Evidence suggests that depressive symptoms ... Feb. 4, 2025 — Scientists provide new evidence that preventing brain inflammation is a promising approach for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

There isn't a cure for the condition, but doctors may recommend medications to slow down the progression of the disease or ...