5 major Alzheimer’s discoveries scientists made in 2024
17 hours ago · With an estimated 6.9 million Americans aged 65 and older currently living with Alzheimer's disease, the road to a cure seems long and uncertain. But as the year comes to a close, experts are ...
Alzheimer's News -- ScienceDaily
6 days ago · Learn about Alzheimer's Disease symptoms such as memory loss and senile dementia. Find out about the treatments and causes, as well as the stages of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia.
New research identifies key cellular mechanism driving Alzheimer's disease
4 days ago · Researchers have unveiled a critical mechanism that links cellular stress in the brain to the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study highlights microglia, the brain's primary immune ...
The surprising role of gut infection in Alzheimer’s disease
Dec 19, 2024 · In a study published earlier this year in Nature Communications, the researchers found that the postmortem brains of research participants with Alzheimer’s disease were more likely than those without Alzheimer’s to harbor specifically CD83(+) microglia. While exploring why this occurred, they discovered an antibody in the intestines of ...
Alzheimer's disease - Latest research and news | Nature
Dec 2, 2024 · Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that impairs memory and cognitive judgment and is often accompanied by mood swings, disorientation and eventually delirium. It...
Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become …
Nov 11, 2024 · Scientists have found one type of neuron is affected early in Alzheimer's. A study of cells from 84 cadaver brains suggests that Alzheimer's has two distinct phases, and that one type of...
Alzheimer's News Today Home | Alzheimer's News Today
Dec 9, 2024 · Becoming educated and informed about Alzheimer’s is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes. Get informed
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Read the latest scientific news and updates on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two phases
Oct 15, 2024 · Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) using sophisticated brain mapping tools.
Start of new era for Alzheimer’s treatment — Harvard Gazette
Jun 5, 2023 · Researchers say we appear to be at the start of a new era for Alzheimer’s treatment. Trial results published in January showed that for the first time a drug has been able to slow the cognitive decline characteristic of the disease.