Years before tau tangles show up in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a biomarker test can detect small amounts of the clumping-prone tau protein and its misfolded pathological forms ...

The study used gold-standard autopsy confirmation to show that a blood test for Alzheimer's disease accurately detected ...

A reporter uncovers evidence that research fraud on a massive scale has hyped the potential benefit of expensive drugs aimed ...

Diabetes is a common, lifelong condition that occurs when the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin, or when the body is ...

Every person is presumed to have the capacity to manage their own affairs and make their own decisions up until the court has adjudicated them as an incapacitated individual incapable of communicating ...

A common cognitive disorder with symptoms that mimic Alzheimer's is often mistaken for the disease. Researchers are calling for criteria to diagnose the little-known condition.

TOKYO -- Japanese drugmaker Eisai will make its Alzheimer's disease treatment Leqembi available for at-home administration by fiscal 2025 in the U.S., where thousands of patients are waiting to ...

Most treatments being pursued today to protect against Alzheimer's disease focus on amyloid plaques and tau tangles that accumulate in the brain, but new research from Mass General Brigham and ...

Evidence indicates that smoking tobacco may have links to Alzheimer’s disease, but nicotine on its own could temporarily help memory and cognitive function. However, more research is still ...

Sandor Kacso - stock.adobe.com Breathe easy — researchers say they may have found an innovative approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease. There is no cure for the brain disorder, which affects ...