This iron buildup is harmful because it triggers oxidative stress, a process that damages cells by producing toxic molecules.

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After witnessing my mum's cognitive decline and with dementia now the leading cause of death for Australian women, I can't ...

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 ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

Of the 258 participants, 195 were cognitively asymptomatic, 34 had mild cognitive impairment, 23 had dementia, and six had an ...

iPSC differentiated to mesoderm showing expression of mesoderm markers Brachyury (green) and CXCR4 (orange). Credit must be ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common, debilitating neurodegenerative disease affecting about 10% of people over the age of 65 ...

Bi-partisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to get primary care physicians more training on ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...

After decades of setbacks, Alzheimer’s drug development is expanding beyond anti-amyloids, with a record number of trials and ...

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