While some genes are directly associated with Alzheimer’s disease, developing early onset Alzheimer’s might also have to do with lifestyle factors. Early onset (also called younger onset ...

in the hope of reducing the production of amyloid-β in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Development is in the early stages; a phase I trial of one γ-secretase modulator was completed last year ...

It is excruciating to witness an afflicted individual’s personality, competence, and memory worn away by this implacable ...

Andrew Yoo, PhD, senior author, professor of developmental biology To date, animal studies of Alzheimer's disease have, by necessity, focused on mice with rare genetic mutations known to cause ...

Dementia is often thought of as a condition that primarily affects the elderly, linked closely with the aging process.

When Sam Valverde was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, also known as early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, at 53 years ...

Patients with Down syndrome have an increased risk of developing early onset Alzheimer disease compared to the general population. Among the 6.5 million older patients with intellectual ...

The Dutch company has created a device for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, and it is on its way to developing ...

Increased stress, anxiety, fear of failure, and the pressure to meet high expectations—especially in the workplace, commonly ...

Most often, AD is diagnosed in people over 65 years of age, although the less-prevalent early-onset ... Alzheimer's is predicted to affect 1 in 85 people globally by 2050. Although Alzheimer's ...

In many cases, early-onset dementia has rendered these seniors ... Prior research has shown that pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's disease often manifests as a "thinning out" of the entorhinal cortex ...

a known hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Among those with affected fathers, however, increased prevalence of these toxic proteins was only apparent if their father had early-onset Alzheimer’s.