While progress has been made to influence the treatment landscape of Alzheimer’s disease, gaps to widespread therapeutic ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by accumulation of beta-amyloid in extracellular plaques and tau protein in intracellular neurofibrillary tangles ...

Autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease (ADAD) is a genetically inherited form of Alzheimer's disease that accounts for only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are terms that are often used interchangeably, they don’t mean the same thing.

Miniature brain models grown from patients’ cells revealed striking differences in how Alzheimer’s-related tissue responds to ...

In an exciting breakthrough, researchers have identified cancer drugs that might reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease in the brain. By analyzing gene expression in brain cells, they discovered ...

Being frail appears to accelerate the onset of dementia, particularly in people who show little or no signs of the disease, a ...

New studies point to the power of testing for and treating tau, a protein that builds up in Alzheimer’s disease, instead of ...

In October, Caring—an organization supporting caregivers of people with dementia—released its rankings of the most dementia-friendly states. Such reports are issued occasionally by various entities, ...

While dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are terms that are often used interchangeably, they don’t mean the same thing. Understanding the difference isn’t just helpful for clarity, it’s essential for ...