There's no single test that can tell when someone has Alzheimer's disease. Identifying the disease in the early stages allows ...

A new £9m research centre in East Yorkshire is set to target cancer, dementia and heart disease treatment in the north. The ...

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's can help provide access to better treatment options, and help with future planning.

"Aβ42 is a protein that defends our brain from a variety of toxic and infectious exposures," Espay said. "In the process of reacting, it transforms into amyloid plaques. Amyloid plaques is made of ...

According to one specialist, the degenerative brain condition that affects nearly a million people in the UK - with Alzheimer's Disease affecting one in six of these sufferers - could be staved ...

DANBURY — Fueled by a choice to live positively in the face of Alzheimer’s disease, Geri Taylor devoted the last decade of her life to advocating for other people living with Alzheimer’s ...

Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s) is conceptualized as a progressive consequence of two hallmark pathological changes in gray matter, in particular, extracellular amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary ...

Those scans looked for the accumulation of amyloid protein plaques within brain tissues -- a known hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Among people who had either mild depressive symptoms or none when ...

Alzheimer’s disease slowly takes over the mind. Long before symptoms occur, brain cells are gradually losing their function. Eventually they wither away, eroding brain networks that store memories.

Despite there being no known cure for dementia ... Alzheimer's Disease discovered a link between a declining sense of smell and a faster accumulation of Alzheimer's-related pathology as seen in ...