Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, which lead to Alzheimer's disease.

Piller is an investigative journalist for Science. In November 2022, Dennis Selkoe, a Harvard professor of neurologic diseases and among the most celebrated and prolific Alzheimer’s researchers ...

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.

But rather than refuting these point-by-point, I will address three faulty premises of his poorly supported case against the basic science and new treatments of Alzheimer’s disease. First ...

A recent report published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association highlights the need to develop “objective criteria” for diagnosing and staging all types of ...

Languages: English. Taking too long to enter the phase of sleep in which we dream may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who ...

Feb. 12, 2025 — A study reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta -- a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The findings ...

More than 6 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, a number that is projected to double by 2060. The rise is attributed to several factors, many of them preventable ...

THEN IN 2019, JOE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE UPSET AND A LITTLE IN SHOCK. AND OKAY, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? WE ASKED THE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. WE WANT TO GET INVOLVED ...

This essay is adapted from his upcoming book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” Jan. 24, 2025 Medical advances have beaten back many relentless ...

An Italian family hit hard by Alzheimer’s offers clues about a potential genetic cause of the neurodegenerative disease, a new study has found. In a family of 15 people in northern Italy ...

Scientists have recently shown that both the quality and the amount of sleep we get may influence our risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a study suggests that people who take significantly ...