Scientists have discovered that low levels of lithium, a metal that has long been used to treat mood disorders, could be ...

A team of researchers at Harvard Medical School has identified a deficiency they believe could be the root cause of Alzheimer’s, and, better yet, they believe a drug could prevent and ...

As well as helping to prevent the disease, researchers say their findings could support healthy brain aging in general.

Researchers at the UConn Center on Aging have uncovered causal links between depression and Alzheimer’s disease and related ...

A study of two different cancer drugs in mice showed promise for reversing Alzheimer's brain damage. Scientists are hopeful ...

A team of researchers iin the United States has identified a deficiency they believe could be the root cause of Alzheimers ...

New research reveals how breaking down stored glucose (glycogen) in the brain may reduce toxic protein buildup linked to ...

In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a key that may ...

Scientists at Harvard say they may have found a key cause of Alzheimer’s disease — too little lithium in the brain. The new ...

But a new breakthrough points to lithium as a possible explanation—not only does it occur naturally in the brain, but a ...

Using metformin, a traditionally prescribed diabetes drug, is linked to an 8%-12% lower risk for dementia in patients with ...

SEATTLE — Alzheimer's disease is more than memory loss. It can slowly take away a person's ability to think, decide, and live independently. It is the most common kind of dementia which causes ...