The progression of Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood, but new research may have found how the plaques that cause it ...

Researchers have identified special immune cells in the brain that help slow Alzheimer’s. These microglia work to reduce ...

Funded by the Alzheimer's Society, a group of scientists are racing against time to track the changes in the brain that leads ...

The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer's disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest, with recent ...

Researchers have uncovered a shared brain cell breakdown mechanism behind Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, revealing how ...

The new treatment approach targets restoring normal blood vessel function instead of focusing on neurons or other brain cells, which has been the common strategy until now. A team of scientists co-led ...

Walking a few thousand steps daily may help hold off Alzheimer’s for years, a Mass General Brigham study found. Even moderate ...

Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a brain disease that’s often misunderstood. It’s actually the second most common type of ...

A “mileage clock” inside the brain has been located for the first time by scientists who say the “fascinating” findings could help to diagnose Alzheimer's. The researchers allowed rats to run around a ...

One in five people will develop dementia in their lifetime, but there are early signs that there could be a cure or treatment ...

In Alzheimer's disease, researchers have identified genetic variants and other risk factors related to diet, lifestyle, the environment, but metal levels in the brain also contribute to the condition.

A new study has revealed that Alzheimer's disease breaks apart nerves and blood vessels in fat tissue throughout the body.