Alzheimer

Houston: New research from Houston Methodist reveals how obesity may directly drive Alzheimer's disease.Scientists discovered that tiny messengers released by fat tissue, called extracellular vesicles, can carry harmful signals that…

Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, affects more than 55 million people worldwide, with cases expected to triple by 2050. In India alone, nearly 8.8 million people live with dementia, and the burden is rising…

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce dementia risk.The study,…

A surprising new study has uncovered over 200 misfolded proteins in the brains of aging rats with cognitive decline, beyond the infamous amyloid and tau plaques long blamed for Alzheimer's.These shape-shifting proteins don't clump into…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved the first vitro diagnostic device that uses blood sample to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. This ratio test is now approved for marketing too. It is specially intended for patients…

Washington DC: A new study has found that an experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer' s-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their 30s, 40s, or 50s.The findings suggest -- for the first time in…

Cologne: A team of researchers from the University of Cologne has made an important contribution to understanding the role of the tau protein in Alzheimer's disease.Using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), the international…