Recent studies implicate the immune system and a herpes virus as potential contributors to development of disease ...

D imaging and organoid models are revolutionizing dementia research, offering deeper insights into disease mechanisms and ...

In a new study, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) has been associated with the deposition of amyloid-β in the brain. According to Edison and colleagues, these results indicate that most patients ...

Scientists from Boston University and other institutions have identified a blood biomarker that could help detect the earliest signs of dementia, even before any symptoms appear. This breakthrough ...

I have a special interest in Alzheimer’s disease. For nearly 25 years, I practiced general neurology in Portland, Oregon, and ...

But costly, time-consuming positron emission tomography (Pet) brain scans are currently ... to note this isn't a blood test for dementia - it tells us that amyloid deposits are in the brain ...

patients would have to be in the early stages of Alzheimer's and have had a PET scan or lumbar puncture to confirm high levels of amyloid in their brain. Currently, only 2% of dementia patients ...