Scientists have long been racking their brains for ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. Turns out that the answer may lie within our own brains. Researchers from ...

Dr. Rezai explained that beta-amyloid plaque accumulates in the brain as people age. For people with Alzheimer's, it accumulates much faster. Over time, that rapid accumulation can impact brain ...

A breakthrough study has revealed that the quality and composition of your nightly rest may play a pivotal role in protecting your brain against Alzheimer’s disease. This research offers new ...

it could potentially be adapted not just for Alzheimer’s, but also for other conditions where disease processes are patchy or localized, like brain tumors, multiple sclerosis or other ...

A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to University of California ...

Alzheimer's disease, one of the most common forms of dementia, has been on rise in the past decades. In modern times, certain lifestyle habits are affecting our brain health and increasing the ...

Alzheimer's disease might damage the brain in two distinct phases, a new study suggests. An early phase that occurs slowly and silently appears to lay the groundwork for a second, more widely ...

Let’s begin with some definitions. Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease caused by complex brain changes following cell damage. Symptoms gradually get worse over time ...

Several recent publications have discussed creatine’s value for brain health due to its potential to primarily boost brain metabolism and, possibly, to improve the immune system. As it relates ...

Alzheimer's is defined by two proteins: amyloid and tau. In the Alzheimer’s brain, abnormal levels of specific amyloids clump together, form plaques, and disrupt normal cell function.

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In people who develop Alzheimer’s, amyloid begins to accumulate and form plaques in the brain more than 20 years before any symptoms of cognitive impairment. Tau accumulates later, forming ...