New drugs for early Alzheimer’s disease may allow people to live without help for up to 39 additional months, a new study estimates. But experts urge caution.

Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, formed by the accumulation of tau protein into ...

Doug Whitney was supposed to develop Alzheimer's by 50. Now scientists are trying to understand why his brain remains healthy ...

A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be hard to diagnose, because it is an uncommon type of dementia and does not cause memory problems at first. However, there are some ways to diagnose FTD including ...

Getting an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia is important. However, for younger people it can often take much longer. There can be specific reasons for this, including: Young-onset dementia is ...

The Brain Tour, inside dementia is an app designed for iOS and Android phones, that uses augmented reality to transport users inside the brain. Whether you're curious to explore a healthy brain or ...

Researchers say CSF biomarker test correlates with the severity of cognitive decline, independent of other factors, including brain amyloid deposition.

Alzheimer’s Research UK has a large number of different grant schemes through which you can apply for funding. All applications must fall within Alzheimer’s Research UK’s remit which covers biomedical ...

Recently, a new paradigm has emerged: the hallmarks of cancer. The hallmarks of cancer are features that, when unlocked in a cell, put it in the road to malignant transformation, to express it in ...

Alzheimer’s can cause distressing behaviors for both the person and caregivers. While not everyone with the condition will become aggressive, it’s important to know how to manage these symptoms.

Deficits in capillary-level cerebral blood flow are likely to induce vascular inflammation and disrupt the shear forces associated with blood flow, both of which are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease ...