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.

Xenon gas, currently used in medicine as an anesthetic and neuroprotective agent for treating brain injuries, showed potential in protecting the brain in studies.

Alzheimer's predominantly impacts women due to factors like hormonal issues, genetic predispositions, and mental well-being.

Early research suggests GLP-1 drugs could prevent or treat Alzheimer's Disease. Results from a big clinical trial could soon ...

New guidelines will help doctors identify patients with a common memory-loss syndrome that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The diagnostic criteria for limbic-predominant ...

The Amyloid—Tangle Connection. Aβ aggregates (green) hyper-excite neurons in tau epicenters and connected regions, strengthening that connectivity. This pushes tau propagation from one region to ...

Access to the new Alzheimer's drugs is limited by strict eligibility criteria, long wait times, and a lack of infusion centers.

Lecanemab reduces toxic amyloid-β protofibrils, slowing Alzheimer’s disease progression and supporting personalised treatment ...

The disease afflicts nearly seven million Americans, about one in every nine people over the age of 65, making it a leading ...

However, in people with mild cognitive impairment, the presence of depressive symptoms was tied to a lower likelihood of amyloid pathology (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.61-0.89, P =0.001), Oomens and colleagues ...

Closing in on 25 years since the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks, WTC responders continue to suffer long-term effects from their exposures at Ground Zero. One issue of possible growing concern is ...

What is Cushing's syndrome? Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder. It’s caused when you have high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long time. Cushing's syndrome is fairly rare. It most often ...