Sep. 22, 2023 — Research reveals new non-coding genetic variants associated with Alzheimer's disease functioning in microglia -- brain cells already implicated in the progression of this often ...
Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that gets worse over time. It's characterized by changes in the brain that lead to deposits of certain proteins. Alzheimer's disease causes the brain to ...
For decades, attempts to treat or slow Alzheimer's disease (AD) — a brain disorder that causes dementia through damage to brain cells and other changes in the brain — have been dispiriting ...
Share on Pinterest Education offers a protective buffer against Alzheimer’s, even in those genetically predisposed to it. Image credit: Goroden Koff/Getty Images. New research from Mass General ...
It's a thief that robs people of their loved ones. There's no way to stop it, but that's not keeping a group of people from trying. That ...
Researchers say they have found evidence that exercise helps produces a hormone called irisin that could prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Irisin may enhance neprilysin, which fights the brain ...
Alzheimer’s disease has killed at least three women in Astrida Schaeffer’s family over two generations, leaving her feeling helpless and bereft. The first was her Polish-born maternal ...
However, a relatively small number of families have one of the three known genetic mutations that cause the disease to be passed down. In familial Alzheimer’s, 50% of each generation will inherit the ...
A medication that could help treat early stages of Alzheimer's disease is on track to be approved for manufacturing and sales in Japan after being endorsed by a health ministry expert panel on ...
Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s decease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies ...
Sep. 22, 2023 — Research reveals new non-coding genetic variants associated with Alzheimer's disease functioning in microglia -- brain cells already implicated in the progression of this often ...
