Alzheimer's & Dementia

Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—and behavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities.

Alzheimer’s Disease | Definition, Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia worldwide (60-70% of all dementia cases) and is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder.

What is Dementia?

Differences Between Alzheimer's and Dementia

Alzheimer's Disease Causes

AAM - Genetics of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms

Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis

Alzheimer's Disease Treatments

AAM - The Search for a Cure to Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Disease Questions

Alzheimer’s tangles and plaques: what’s the difference?

Alzheimer's Disease Epidemiology

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Pollution and Alzheimer's

AAM - Air pollution and Alzheimer's

Is Alzheimer's Disease Transmissible?

Diet and Alzheimer's Disease

Types of Alzheimer's Disease

Stem Cell Therapy for Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's and Veganism

Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease Prevention

Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease

Integrated PET/MR for Alzheimer’s Disease

Gender and Alzheimer’s Risk

Alzheimer's Disease and Sleep Disruption

Does Herpesvirus Cause Alzheimer's?

Does Type 2 Diabetes Increase the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Can Statins Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease?

Stress and Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease and the Microbiome

Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis

Omega-3 and Alzheimer’s Disease

Antibody Research and Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease and Calcium Supplements

Alzheimer’s Disease and Gingko Biloba

Do Antioxidants Benefit Patients with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s?

What Causes Dementia?

Dementia Diagnosis

Dementia Prevention

Dementia Symptoms

Dementia Treatment

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Bright Light Therapy and Dementia

Aromatherapy for Dementia

Coconut Oil and Dementia

What is Mixed Dementia?

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Dementia

Childhood Dementia Causes

Mixed Dementia Prevention and Treatment

Mixed Dementia Symptoms and Diagnosis

Childhood Dementia Signs and Symptoms

Does Type 2 Diabetes Increase the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Parkinson's Compared to Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)

Antidepressants and Dementia: Is There a Link?

Does Depression and Anxiety Increase the Risk of Dementia?

Migraines and Dementia

What are Amyloid Plaques?

Can Happiness Protect You from Dementia?

Mythbusting: Misconceptions in Dementia

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Rural Colorado tries to fill health worker gaps with apprenticeships

During her 12-hour overnight shift, Brianna Shelton helps residents at BeeHive Homes Assisted Living go to the bathroom. Many of them have dementia, and some can't get out of bed on their own. Only a few can remember her name, but that doesn't matter to her.

29 Nov 2022

Study reveals a promising therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

In a recent search for gene variants associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), several affected families showed a mutation in an enzyme called protein kinase C-alpha (PKCα). Family members with this mutation had AD; those without the mutation did not.

28 Nov 2022

Machine learning pinpoints the most accurate timelines for predicting Alzheimer's progression

A Cornell-led collaboration used machine learning to pinpoint the most accurate means, and timelines, for anticipating the advancement of Alzheimer's disease in people who are either cognitively normal or experiencing mild cognitive impairment.

28 Nov 2022

Green Mediterranean diet causes significant reduction in visceral adipose tissue

The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal organs that is much more dangerous than the extra "tire" around your waist.

28 Nov 2022

Molecular and cellular similarities identified in the brains of SARS-CoV-2 and Alzheimer's disease patients

Researchers evaluated neuro-pathophysiological consequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, especially the post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients.

28 Nov 2022

Using human iPSC-derived cells to revolutionize the field of neurodegenerative disease

In this interview, we speak to Axol Bioscience about their human iPSC-derived cells and how they have the potential to revolutionize the field of neurodegenerative disease.

From Axol Bioscience Ltd 28 Nov 2022

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures.

28 Nov 2022

Government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackle public health challenges in the UK

NHS patients are set to benefit from cutting-edge new treatments and technologies as the government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackling some of the biggest public health challenges facing the UK.

27 Nov 2022

The distinct pathophysiology of ‘SuperAger’ brains

Superagers are adults over the age of 80 who have a superior memory capacity that resembles that of middle-aged adults.

27 Nov 2022

Klotho protein levels protect against cognitive decline in Alzheimer patients

Researchers compare Klotho protein levels of healthy individuals and patients diagnosed with different stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

27 Nov 2022

Astrocytes in the brains of epileptic mice exhibit an acid response with intensified seizures

Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes in the mouse brain exhibit an acid response with intensified epileptic seizures.

25 Nov 2022

New biomarker can help identify people with a primary tauopathy

Zooming in on a single disease and studying it intensely is often the most productive route to finding treatments. But there's no easy way to distinguish among people living with any of the primary tauopathies -; a group of rare brain diseases marked by rapidly worsening problems with thinking and movement -; because the symptoms are too similar.

24 Nov 2022

Two new studies identify potential risk factors associated with frontotemporal dementia

Two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland show that educational background and previous traumatic brain injury may potentially affect the risk of frontotemporal dementia.

24 Nov 2022

Study can provide deeper insight into the link between common oral bacteria and other diseases

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections. Few such studies have been done before, and the team now hopes that the study can provide deeper insight into the association between oral bacteria and other diseases. The study is published in Microbiology Spectrum.

24 Nov 2022

Scientists develop RNA-targeting strategy to repair genetic cause of ALS and dementia

Scientists at UF Scripps Biomedical Research have developed a potential medicine for a leading cause of ALS and dementia that works by eliminating disease-causing segments of RNA. The

22 Nov 2022

Unexpected declines in cognitive performance after epilepsy surgery

In severe epilepsies, surgical intervention is often the only remedy - usually with great success. While neuropsychological performance can recover in the long term after successful surgery, on rare occasions, unexpected declines in cognitive performance occur.

22 Nov 2022