Paternal History. Previous studies suggest that maternal Alzheimer’s inheritance carries greater risk than paternal. However, this study shows that individuals whose fathers had Alzheimer’s ...

History. The first time this day was introduced was in 1994 in Edinburgh, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI).

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive form of dementia that affects memory, thinking, ... This includes people over 65 years old and those with a family history of the condition.

Among members of the Richardson family who carry a mutation in the PSEN1 gene, the average age when symptoms start is 39.

Alzheimer’s is the seventh-leading cause of death among US adults, ... antiviral treatment appears to lower the risk of Alzheimer’s in people with a history of HSV-1 infection.

Across 344,628 Alzheimer's case-control pairs, a history of HSV-1 diagnosis was present in 1,507 people (0.44%) with Alzheimer's disease and 823 matched controls (0.24%), reported Yunhao Liu, PhD ...

Imagine how much our lives could change if we could screen for Alzheimer’s dementia in the same way. This would be particularly useful for patients at higher risk due to age or family history.

Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, is a neurodegenerative condition that can start developing 20 years before symptoms appear. It is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S.