New research suggests that the formation of stress granules, clumps of proteins and RNA under stress, is a potential root ...

T he exact cause of Alzheimer’s disease has long evaded scientists, but experts typically suggest there are likely several ...

Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia that profoundly alters a person’s memory and cognitive function, affects an estimated 6.7 million U.S. adults at least 65 years old, according to the ...

Scientists have identified a biomarker for Alzheimer's that may help doctors spot the early signs of protein buildup in the ...

Research supporting the amyloid hypothesis—the idea that Alzheimer's is caused by a buildup of amyloid plaques in the ...

There exists no ‘amyloid cabal’” in Alzheimer’s research, neurologist Dennis Selkoe writes in response to Charles Piller’s “Doctored.” ...

University of Queensland researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ...

Neurogeneticists  have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain — a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...

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.

This is the year to be optimistic about Alzheimer’s disease says one of Australia’s leading dementia researchers.

The researchers theorise the protective effects of these drugs could be because they reduce inflammation, control infections ...