Two widely touted Alzheimer’s drugs have been shown to enable patients to remain in their homes for longer periods of time. Those medications, however, are not without their risks and side effects.

A man who should have developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease due to a genetic mutation is still symptom-free in his 70s.

Alzheimer's patients with a baseline CDR-SB score of 3.5 could expect approximately 4 additional months (95% CI 2-7 months) ...

Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...

T he exact cause of Alzheimer’s disease has long evaded scientists, but experts typically suggest there are likely several ...

Services for all people with dementia should try to help them maintain their day-to-day skills and develop new interests if they wish to. This page provides information on age appropriate services for ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be hard to diagnose, because it is an uncommon type of dementia and does not cause memory problems at first. However, there are some ways to diagnose FTD including ...

Some cases of young onset Alzheimer’s are caused by a faulty gene passed down in families. This is called ‘familial Alzheimer’s disease’ or ‘young onset inherited Alzheimer’s’. It usually affects many ...

In a novel theory, scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute propose a unifying explanation for the ...

Despite the acceleration of knowledge and data accumulation in neuroscience over the last years, the highly prevalent neurodegenerative disease of AD remains a growing problem. Alzheimer's Disease (AD ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and represents 75% of all dementia types. AD neuropathology is due to the progressive deposition of extracellular amyloid-beta (Aβ) ...