Among members of the Richardson family who carry a mutation in the PSEN1 gene, the average age when symptoms start is 39.

New research suggests that specific changes in blood composition may help protect the brain and reduce the risk of developing ...

UC San Diego scientists have created a gene therapy that goes beyond masking Alzheimer’s symptoms—it may actually restore ...

Researchers at Cardiff University created the first stem cell platform based on Alzheimer’s polygenic risk scores. Using ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common, debilitating neurodegenerative disease affecting about 10 percent of people over the age of 65 and one third of people aged 85 and above. Besides environmental ...

A study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that some mutations in blood stem cells might help protect against late-onset ...

Scientists have identified a protein tied to Alzheimer’s that enables lung cancer to spread to the brain, paving the way for ...

R136S, or the “Christchurch mutation,” appears to protect against Alzheimer’s disease by suppressing inflammatory signaling ...

Tulane University researchers created a first-of-its-kind subcellular map of an area of the brain commonly affected by ...

A surprising discovery about how brain cells handle sugar could shift how scientists approach dementia and Alzheimer’s ...

A recent research finding adds to evidence that brain inflammation is a major driver of neurodegenerative disorders such as ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed that a rare gene variant, APOE3-R136S, delays the onset of Alzheimer's disease by ...