Scientists find fat-derived particles could accelerate Alzheimer’s, connecting obesity to toxic brain changes. Study: Decoding adipose-brain crosstalk: Distinct lipid cargo in human adipose-derived ...

New research from Houston Methodist reveals how obesity may directly drive Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists discovered that tiny messengers released by fat tissue, called extracellular vesicles, can ...

Scientists still don’t know exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease. But as more and more research funnels in, there are lots of new theories and datapoints trying to draw a clear picture of the ...

Dolphins keep turning up on Florida’s beaches, stuck in the shallows and barely moving. Volunteers and scientists try to help by cooling them down, keeping them wet, and sometimes getting them back to ...

In 2022, scientists examined the brains of 22 stranded marine mammals and found something astonishing: Alzheimer's-like pathology in dolphins. And not just vague signs, actual amyloid plaques and tau ...

A high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet may protect the brain from early Alzheimer’s disease changes in people genetically at risk, new research suggests, by rebalancing gut bacteria and restoring brain ...

Researchers in Japan discovered that Parkinson’s patients diagnosed in their 80s are far more likely to show signs of amyloid buildup, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s, even without dementia symptoms. The ...

A large cross-sectional study reveals that incorporating extra-virgin olive oil into a regular diet is associated with lower waistlines and improved metabolic health, reinforcing its central role in ...

Scientists are searching for the secret in Doug Whitney’s biology that has protected him from dementia, hoping it could lead to ways to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s for many other people. Doug Whitney ...

Labcorp plans to offer Roche’s recently FDA-cleared blood test to assess early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of cognitive decline for patients 55 years and older. The blood test, which ...