Each brain was scanned for amyloid plaques — a build-up of toxic protein thought to be a precursor of Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia. Researchers found ... making their offspring female ...

The world's population is aging, and dementia and Alzheimer's are becoming more common. Alzheimer's also tends to impact more ...

Sep. 5, 2024 — Research discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) earlier -- by analyzing AD biomarkers in blood -- so that the impacts of dementia can be ...

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have found that two genetic variants that confer high risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) ...

Higher intakes of flavonoids, bioactive compounds found in fruits, vegetables and other plant foods, have also been ...

The research, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, was led by Lancaster University in collaboration with the University of Southampton, Nottingham ...

The genes you inherit from your parents may not only influence if you develop Alzheimer’s disease ... if the child is biologically female or male. While females have two X chromosomes ...

Dementia can lead to challenges with communication. It’s understandable to feel frustrated, but maintaining respect is crucial. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

In a Tuesday meeting, committee members said 'incredibly harmful' terms such as male and female are 'no longer used', because they refer to 'biological and reproductive' descriptors and should ...

Alzheimer's affects roughly 5.8 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The progressive disease is the most common form of dementia and is associated with ...

This leads to a gradual build-up of waste in cells, like in some Alzheimer's patients, causing patients to suffer a gradual mental decline. Patients only live for a few years after symptoms begin ...