In a major breakthrough for Alzheimer’s diagnosis and treatment, scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in ...

The study suggested that cholesterol-lowering statins, the most commonly prescribed drugs in the UK, also offered a boost in ...

First author Hamilton Oh, now at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, and colleagues identified these potential markers during a proteomics analysis of CSF from 3,397 participants in six ...

With nearly 55 million people worldwide currently living with dementia—and Alzheimer’s accounting for 60–70% of those ...

For LDL-C levels below 55 mg/dL there was an 18% risk reduction for both all-cause dementia and ADRD. In those with LDL-C ...

The Bridge Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource Center is proud to announce the launch of The Bridge Adult Day Center, a new pilot program designed to provide much-needed respite for caregivers and ...

These findings mark the first time that the structural impact of weight training on the brains of people with mild dementia.

Adults with high or even low levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol who took statins lowered their risk of dementia in a new study.

For decades, the gold standard for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease revolved around examining the brain post-mortem for tau and amyloid protein tangles—hallmarks of the condition. While these tangles ...

A recent study revealed that an experimental blood test for Alzheimer’s disease not only can help in accurate diagnosis but ...

Differences in the distribution of certain proteins and markers in the brain may explain why some people first experience vision changes instead of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease, finds a new ...

The shingles vaccine may have a protective effect against dementia, write doctors Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.