Alzheimer's disease is likely caused by stalled protein processing in the brain, according to a new study. The research, ...

New guidelines will help doctors identify patients with a common memory-loss syndrome that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The diagnostic criteria for limbic-predominant ...

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

The gas xenon, like the other noble, or inert, gases, is known for doing very little. The class of elements, because of its ...

Xenon gas, currently used in medicine as an anesthetic and neuroprotective agent for treating brain injuries, showed potential in protecting the brain in studies.

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating, progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects about 7 million ...

Researchers from the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University in Finland and the University of Wisconsin in the United States demonstrated that individuals who had childhood epilepsy have an ...

Women with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s disease had lower levels of acetyl-L-carnitine and its ...

Though Alzheimer’s in those without Down’s rarely has a clear genetic cause, the connection (which emerged in the 1980s) between APP, beta-amyloid and dementia suggests an underlying mechanism.

I’ve tried everything,” Dr. Nathaniel Chin, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine, ...

Can Ayurvedic medicine and modern science offer hope for Alzheimer's treatment? A new study explores innovative ways to ...

Korea researchers use focused ultrasound to open blood-brain barrier for Alzheimers treatment Researchers confirm focused ...