Alzheimer’s
Why do women make up two-thirds of Alzheimer’s patients? The answer may be found in menopause
Two-thirds of all Alzheimer’s patients are women. Why? It has often been posited that this is because women live longer ...
China’s new Alzheimer drug greeted with ‘surprise and skepticism’ by researchers
China’s approval of the drug oligomannate earlier this month for treating mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease has been met with surprise and ...
‘Super rare’ mutation protected Colombian woman from Alzheimer’s disease
Most of the time when we think about genetic mutations, we think about the ones that spell disaster. But sometimes, ...
China’s new seaweed-based Alzheimer’s therapy raises hopes—and questions about safety, effectiveness
Chinese regulators have granted conditional approval to an Alzheimer’s drug that is derived from seaweed, potentially shaking up the field ...
Is experimental Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab being resurrected based on ‘bad’ data?
I worked on and around aducanumab, an experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s, for years during my time at Biogen. I thought ...
African Americans and Latinos are underrepresented in Alzheimer’s research. Here are 4 ways to fix that
UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, the organization we work with, recently analyzed more than 300 peer-reviewed studies of non-drug interventions for Alzheimer’s and dementia. Just ...
Can we slow the progression of Alzheimer’s by seeding our guts with ‘better’ bacteria?
Male — but not female — mice had reduced amyloid beta plaques in the brain after antibiotic treatment ...
Can we treat Alzheimer’s by ‘seeding our guts’ with beneficial bateria?
In a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine earlier this year, microbiologist Hemraj Dodiya of the University of Chicago and ...
Experimental blood tests for Alzheimer’s could boost research, treatment of the disease
Narrowing in on diagnostic biomarkers could make an illusive disease easier to catch early ...
Just one head injury could ‘tangle’ proteins in the brain, leading to Alzheimer’s
A single serious knock to the skull could be all it takes to develop the nerve damage thought to be ...
Using young blood to battle Alzheimer’s could be ‘an exciting new start in a frustrating field’
The idea of therapeutic benefits from 'young blood' has been around a long time ...
Increased dementia risk linked to high blood pressure during middle age
Controlling high blood pressure during middle age may help stave off dementia later in life. In a long-term study, researchers ...
How animal memories can be harnessed in the quest to treat Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's trials are notoriously disappointing. The discovery that rats have episodic memory means researchers can test drugs before they move ...
Alzheimer’s disease and drowsiness: Link could help us determine where the disease first attacks the brain
Alzheimer’s disease destroys command centers in the brain that keep people awake. That finding could explain why the disease often ...
We’re unlikely to cure Alzheimer’s with CRISPR. But the gene-editing tool could play a crucial role.
Nearly 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease without solid treatment options ...
Dementia patients often have lucid moments. Can these ‘awakenings’ help us treat Alzheimer’s and other diseases?
An elderly woman suffering from late-stage Alzheimer’s disease had neither talked to nor reacted to any of her family members ...
Is this the Alzheimer’s blood test we’ve been looking for?
Researchers say they can accurately identify people on track to develop Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear, which could help the ...
Dementia symptoms linked to class of drugs used for wide range of conditions in the elderly, including insomnia, asthma
An estimated 1 in 4 older adults take anticholinergic drugs — a wide-ranging class of medications used to treat allergies, ...
Convulsive seizures could play a key role in Alzheimer’s disease
It’s no surprise to neurologists that some people experience convulsive seizures in the later stages of [Alzheimer’s] disease. … But ...
Do bilinguals have a lower risk of developing dementia?
If the benefits of being bilingual spill over to other aspects of cognition, then we would expect to see a ...
LGBT people may have higher risk for Alzheimer’s, dementia. Are social stressors to blame?
LGBT Americans report increased rates of memory loss and confusion — two early signs of dementia — compared to their ...
Dementia warning signs: Unpaid bills, inappropriate comments, weight changes, reminders for simple tasks
What is attributable to normal aging as opposed to cognitive decline associated with dementia? It is common to misplace keys ...
Genetic variants may explain why women are more prone to Alzheimer’s
New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease and ...
Diet and dementia: Is fast food really ‘eating away your brain’?
Nutrition studies on Alzheimer's conclude that diet might affect brain health. Beware of media spins that claim more ...
We may soon have a routine blood test for Alzheimer’s risk
Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal — a blood test to screen people for possible signs of Alzheimer’s ...
Viewpoint: We must embrace ‘risk taking’ in the quest to cure Alzheimer’s
For common neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, nothing has worked so far to slow the course of the disease in spite ...
UB-311: Could this vaccine protect against Alzheimer’s?
Most vaccines prepare our body’s immune system to fight off so-called exogenous disease, such as measles or flu, caused by ...
