Current biomarkers of cognitive impairment in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease perform poorly. Now, a stronger predictor ...

Protein clumps in the brain have long been associated with Alzheimer’s, but other potential causes of the condition are now ...

By Guest Columnist Dr. Stephanie Duguid Our most recent speaker through the Mississippi Health Ambassador Initiative was Dr.

Rather than seeking a single cure — a magic bullet — for Alzheimer’s disease, a shotgun blast of different drugs with different targets may be a better approach to this very complex condition.

Dementia is caused by different diseases that affect the brain, the most common being Alzheimer’s. Frontotemporal dementia, also known as FTD, is a rare type of dementia. It is thought to account for ...

The causes of dementia that affect people under the age of 65 include: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of young onset dementia, accounting for around one in three of all young onset ...

A risk factor is something that influences our chances developing a disease. There are a mix of risk factors for Alzheimer’s, some that we cannot control like our age and genetics, and some that we ...

American actor Gene Allen Hackman, who was found dead along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa on February 26, at their home died of a heart disease complicated by Alzheimer’s disease.According to officials ...

Medical experts say it's possible the 95-year-old, who was in declining health and suffering from advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, did not even realise his wife of more than 30 years was ...

She had been admitted under the care of neurologist Alois Alzheimer for evaluation of her undiagnosed cognitive decline. In the same year as Ehrlich's breakthrough publication, Alzheimer published ...

So it is fitting that researchers would study a compound found in rosemary and sage-carnosic acid-for its impact on Alzheimer's disease. In the disease, which is the leading cause of dementia and ...

Activities the person can engage with and enjoy might also help. These could include reminiscence therapy, spending time outside, and singing. Some people with dementia may find one of these therapies ...