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Single protein could dramatically alter trajectory of Alzheimer's diseaseIn people destined to get Alzheimer's in their mid-40s, one protein can delay the onset of the disease by about 20 years.
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Only certain types of brain-training exercises reduce dementia risk, large trial revealsA large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. The question is, could these tasks be adapted into video games?
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Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementiaA prominent Nature study and related research raise the possibility that vaccines may have a broader role in experimental therapeutics outside the realm of infectious diseases.
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There's a new blood test for Alzheimer's — here's how it worksIn patients showing cognitive decline, a new blood test for Alzheimer's is expected to make diagnosis more convenient, accessible and inexpensive than other existing tests.
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Shingles vaccine may directly guard against dementia, study hintsThe lower incidence of dementia seen in adults who received the shingles vaccine is likely not just a correlation, scientists say, based on new results of an observational study.
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Man nearly guaranteed to get early Alzheimer's is still disease-free in his 70s — how?A man who should have developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease due to a genetic mutation is still symptom-free in his 70s. Scientists are trying to understand why.
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'Reanimated' herpes viruses lurking in the brain may link concussions and dementiaA study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia risk.
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Nearly half of global dementia cases could be delayed or prevented, scientists sayIn a new study, scientists have identified 14 modifiable risk factors that boost dementia rates, but could be addressed.
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'Look at all this we don't understand': Study unravels whole new layer of Alzheimer's diseaseA new study begins to unpack an understudied aspect of brain biology and Alzheimer's disease.
