Early signs of Alzheimer's disease may be hidden in the way a person speaks, but it's not yet clear which details of our ...

A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function that triggers a pathway that ...

A recent study hints that individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer's may have difficulties with turning while walking. Health experts from University College London (UCL) used virtual reality ...

With the number of Americans living with the disease steadily increasing, scientists predict that 13.8 million will have Alzheimer’s by 2050, or 16% of the US population over the age of 65 ...

A recent study highlights the growing evidence linking the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) with Alzheimer’s disease, showing that antiviral medications reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s by 17%.

An existing drug for HIV could double as a preventative therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers. NRTIs (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) are antivirals that are ...

Our recent research in mice suggests that certain prescription drug combinations might actually have a positive effect on memory and signs of Alzheimer's disease. However, these effects appeared ...

SANTA FE, N.M. -- The main cause of Gene Hackman's death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a ...

A cholinergic agonist first developed in the 1990s for Alzheimer’s disease, xanomeline, was approved last year in combination with trospium chloride, a side-effect blocker, for the treatment of ...

While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly ...