Virginia Tech researchers are investigating how overloaded mitochondria in the brain’s memory circuits may spark early ...

A person will have Alzheimer’s years before ever knowing it. The disorientating erasure of memories, language, thoughts — in ...

It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps ...

There are many subtle signs of dementia beyond memory loss. These are the ones to look out for, from misinterpreting emotions ...

A new study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and published in the journal, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, ...

Scientists have revealed that immune cells in Alzheimer's brains behave differently from those in brains of people without the disease – a discovery that could lead to new treatments. Published in ...

There are more than 7 million people currently living with the devastating disease known as Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's causes changes to the brain that result in memory loss, moodiness, trouble learning ...

A new study highlights how both neuronal and peripheral tissues become disrupted in Alzheimer’s disease. A team of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine (TX, USA), the Jan and Dan Duncan ...

The timing of hormone replacement therapy may make a big difference in a woman's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Gene variant slows down removal of debris in the brain, increasing Alzheimer’s risk, say USF Health researchers A gene ...

One of the first parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease is the entorhinal cortex — a region that plays a big role ...