Caring for a loved one with dementia may require new tools that help you both get through the day without anger or resentment.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein ...

Amy Roberts said her grandfather often mixes up family members' names but there's one person he still remembers clearly.

A study reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta -- a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The findings suggest that vascular ...

All applications must fall within Alzheimer’s Research UK’s remit which covers biomedical research in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Alzheimer’s Research UK funds research into treatment, ...

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

There exists no ‘amyloid cabal’” in Alzheimer’s research, neurologist Dennis Selkoe writes in response to Charles Piller’s ...

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.

Love doesn't fade when one member of a family develops Alzheimer's disease, but times of intimacy like Valentine's Day can ...

If you live with or take care of someone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, you know interactions with strangers in public can be a challenge.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be hard to diagnose, because it is an uncommon type of dementia and does not cause memory problems at first. However, there are some ways to diagnose FTD including ...

Getting an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia is important. However, for younger people it can often take much longer. There can be specific reasons for this, including: Young-onset dementia is ...