Aging is the primary risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...

After decades of setbacks, Alzheimer’s drug development is expanding beyond anti-amyloids, with a record number of trials and ...

Participants who chose not to learn their results said it would place a burden on themselves and their family members. As ...

Scientists identify stress granules as the potential root cause of Alzheimer's disease. This new understanding may ...

A study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that some mutations in blood stem cells might help protect against late-onset ...

The Southeast — Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi — had a 25% higher dementia diagnosis rate compared to the ...

Nuravax Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing active immunotherapies for neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that two oral presentations—the Phase 1 clinical results and ...

Texas Legislative Session, Senate Bill 5 approving the founding of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas ...

Dementia rates vary dramatically across U.S. regions in ways that can't be explained by age, education, or health conditions.

While physical activity is known to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease, many patients are unable to exercise due ...

Maria Shriver helped launch a Las Vegas clinic to uncover why Alzheimer’s affects women most — and how lifestyle changes may ...

The Alzheimer's Association estimates over 7.2 million Americans aged 65 and older will live with Alzheimer's by 2025, with the number projected to double by 2050.