KPBS
These families help researchers find Alzheimer's treatments. Their network is at risk
Families with rare gene mutations that cause Alzheimer's in middle age are giving scientists a unique window on the disease, ...
Morning Overview on MSN
Researchers find cognitive resilience in Alzheimer’s depends on how immature neurons respond to damage
Some people carry the full molecular burden of Alzheimer’s disease, brains loaded with amyloid plaques and tangled tau ...
Alzheimer’s research: Boston scientists find blood test can predict disease before symptoms
The secret might be hidden in our blood. Boston researchers in a new study have found that a blood test can predict Alzheimer’s disease progression years before symptoms or brain scan changes. The ...
News Medical
Massive clinical trial investigates brain training to delay dementia onset
An expansive clinical trial led by USF researchers and aimed at delaying the onset of dementia continues to receive major federal support for addressing a public health crisis. The Preventing ...
San Diego Union-Tribune
‘This is a huge finding’: UCSD researchers work on way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease with molecular ‘switch’
An estimated 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease or a similar form of dementia, but there is no cure or treatment that can stop or reverse the disease and the memory loss that ...
Medical Xpress
Study suggests some Alzheimer's symptoms may begin outside the brain
UCF researchers have uncovered evidence that some movement-related symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may originate outside the brain, which could change how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the ...
KTVU
'Alzheimer’s clock': Highly accurate blood test can predict what age symptoms may start, study finds
New research shows a highly accurate blood test can predict when Alzheimer’s symptoms may start. The test can estimate the onset of symptoms within a 3 to 4 year margin, researchers said. Another ...
phillyvoice.com
Alzheimer's drugs have no meaningful effect, new analysis says. But other researchers are criticizing the study
A new, large-scale review of studies on medications aimed at slowing the progress of early Alzheimer's disease has drawn a sobering conclusion: the drugs don't work. Alzheimer's affects more than 7 ...