High levels of calcium are toxic to cells and contribute to loss of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. A new JCI Insight study ...

People carrying at least one APOE4 allele have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease. People who carry two alleles have the highest risk, leading some researchers to suggest that APOE4 homozygotes have ...

In recent years, an increasing number of scientific investigations have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease may not be merely a condition of an aging brain, but the product of infection ...

A research group led by Professor Michael Glickman, dean of Technion's Faculty of Biology, has uncovered a key mechanism in ...

A new study has proposed that Alzheimer’s disease can be successfully reversed instead of just being slowed down.

A new drug candidate shows promise by reversing cognitive decline in advanced Alzheimer's disease by restoring brain balance ...

A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function. Researchers at the University of ...

Two new groundbreaking drugs could slow the memory impairment, thinking skills and overall brain decline — and both are ...

Researchers are trying to determine the exact link between herpes and dementia. Source: Guilherme Gomes/Pixabay, used with permission Most research on Alzheimer’s disease looks at the abnormal ...