Around 10 percent of Alzheimer's patients were reported to have a condition that could impact activities such as driving and ...

A decade ago, researchers introduced a new model for studying Alzheimer's disease. Known as "Alzheimer's in a dish," the model uses cultures of mature brain cells suspended in a gel to recapitulate ...

A new study represents a significant step forward in scientists' understanding of Alzheimer's disease. A team of investigators has examined the role of two proteins found in the brain and suggest the ...

What you need to know. Dementia and Alzheimer's are often discussed together, especially when it comes to reducing our risk ...

Researchers from the NeuroEngineering Laboratory at the University of Liège have revealed a fascinating brain mechanism: The ...

This manuscript provides fundamental studies to help us better understand the effects of mutations in the presenilin-1 (PSEN1) gene on proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP).

The Clock Drawing Test is a simple method for early dementia detection, linked to cognitive skills and daily habits like ...

Medicare Part B can cover tests that are considered necessary to help diagnose dementia, such as blood tests and brain imaging through CT scans or MRI scans. Hospice care is a type of care for ...

University of Washington-led research, published in 2023, discovered microglia in the brains of people with Alzheimer's ...

Dementia is a group of conditions that affects brain functions such as thinking, memory, and reasoning. Vascular dementia happens when the brain’s blood vessels become damaged, narrowed ...

Getting an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia is important. However ... behaviour and ability to do daily tasks a full physical exam at least one brain scan (often with more specialist scans) ...

These changes cause progressive damage to our brain cells over time ... and concluded there are 14 factors linked to an increased risk of developing dementia. The diagram below shows the different ...