Scientists have identified a biomarker for Alzheimer's that may help doctors spot the early signs of protein buildup in the ...

Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia that profoundly alters a person’s memory and cognitive function, affects an estimated ...

The biomarker test is a spinal tap test (also called a lumbar puncture) that uses a needle to remove cerebrospinal fluid (i.e ...

WashU Medicine-led trial evaluating investigational drug from Eli Lilly and Company aims to stop disease before symptoms ...

Doug Whitney was supposed to develop Alzheimer's by 50. Now scientists are trying to understand why his brain remains healthy ...

Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s,” Charles Piller looks how the amyloid hypothesis took over ...

New drugs for early Alzheimer’s disease may allow people to live without help for up to 39 additional months, a new study estimates. But experts urge caution.

where he has undergone repeated brain scans, blood draws, lumbar punctures, and even provided a sample of bone marrow. Whitney’s hope is that scientists will learn something that helps protect other ...

Biomarker Test Can Detect Alzheimer's Pathology Earlier Feb. 10, 2025 — Years before tau tangles show up in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a biomarker test can detect small ...

Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, formed by the accumulation of tau protein into ...