Scientists have found a way to boost the brain's system to clear waste from the organ in mice, which could open treatment ...

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. Richard G. Stefanacci explains why the FDA's recent clearance of a diagnostic blood test for Alzheimer's deserves ...

The blood test is nearly 92% as accurate as a PET scan or spinal tap ... which are believed to be hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's is a degenerative brain disease that is caused ...

A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood vessels in the brain. A new study finds microplastics accumulate at higher levels in human ... by injury or disease, it ...

By reprogramming the behavior of brain cells, new gene therapy could stop Alzheimer’s at the source.

not prevent the disease from progressing. "The human brain is the most complex organ in the human body and the mechanism of many diseases like Alzheimer's is elusive," said senior author Hui Shen ...

Medications like lecanemab (Leqembi) and donanemab (Kisunla) target amyloid plaques in the brain that build up due to Alzheimer’s disease ... do this using a PET scan or a spinal fluid test.

Now, a new Northwestern Medicine study suggests a promising alternative: enhancing the brain’s own ... transcriptomics on human clinical-trial brains with Alzheimer’s disease.

The FDA cleared the first blood test on Friday to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease among older Americans already exhibiting signs and symptoms of the condition.