Pinpointing who will and won’t get Alzheimer’s disease is tricky for doctors, but new research suggests it may soon get ...

As new treatments emerge, timely diagnosis helps match patients with the most appropriate care when it can have the greatest ...

A new tool developed by researchers can estimate how fast someone is aging by analyzing a single MRI brain scan, predicting ...

The team used a special type of brain scan called tau PET, which tracks a protein known as tau that builds up in the brain ...

Determining the specific type of dementia early in the diagnostic process can lead to more targeted treatments and better outcomes ...

Two new drugs for Alzheimer’s have been rejected for use on the NHS. They slow progression of the disease, but they can have serious side-effects. – What are the medicines? Donanemab and lecanemab are ...

In patients showing cognitive decline, a new blood test for Alzheimer's is expected to make diagnosis more convenient, accessible and inexpensive than other existing tests.

A brain bleed and subsequent brain surgery many decades ago may have led to cognitive impairment in the former president.

Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease is a form of the progressive, memory-robbing brain condition that appears in people before the age of 65. It most often shows up when you're in your 40s and 50s.

Scientists are hoping that access to more than 1.6 million brain scans collected from patients across Scotland could help predict a person’s risk of dementia. A team of 20 researchers from the ...

It was much more accurate than primary care doctors using cognitive tests and CT scans. ... A colored transmission electron micrograph of the nerve cell of the brain of a patient with Alzheimer ...

Any high school reunion is a sharp reminder that some people age more gracefully than others. Some enter their older years still physically spry and mentally sharp. Others start feeling frail or ...