A pathway once considered fundamental in Alzheimer’s disease is being studied intensely again, and may soon result in safer, ...

Alzheimer’s affects millions of Americans and can have a devastating impact on finances. Some of the worst damage is done before a diagnosis is even made.

A delay in getting to the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep may be linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — 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 ...

But in an aging population, Alzheimer’s death rates have gone in the opposite direction. The disease afflicts nearly seven million Americans, about one in every nine people over the age of 65 ...

Social engagement could have a major impact on the development of dementia, potentially delaying onset of the cognitive ...

New drug approvals and a federal dementia care pilot program among the year's significant developments, according to the ...

Taking longer to enter the dream phase can disrupt the ability to consolidate memories and interfere with emotion regulation.

Oleksandr Marchenko – stock.adobe.com “LATE is defined by changes in the TDP-43 protein in brain tissue and frequently co-exists with Alzheimer’s disease changes, such as buildup of beta ...

A multi-task learning framework, DEMENTIA, has been developed by Prof. Li Hai and his team at the Hefei Institutes of ...

Emil Kraepelin formulated the initial nosology of Alzheimer's disease in the first decade of the 20th century. Nowadays, clinical and pathological presentations (including those associated with ...

As Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia — affecting an estimated 6.7 million Americans — it’s not surprising that people who experience memory loss may suspect AD.