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In a new study, scientists claim to have unlocked the secret of one man's extreme resilience to early-onset Alzheimer's.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Intrigued by Man With Mutation That Protects Against Alzheimer’s

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new study mapped how high blood pressure affects regions of the brain from over 30,000 patients, showing changes also linked to dementia.

Neuroscience and Brain

High Blood Pressure May Cause Dementia, Scientists Say

By Frank Landymore

In spite of his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, Bruce Willis' wife is saying that people are still accosting him in public.

Neuroscience and Brain

Paparazzi Won’t Stop Harassing Bruce Willis Even Though He Has Dementia

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bruce Willis' family has announced that the "Die Hard" star has been diagnosed with dementia in their first update in just over a year.

Neuroscience and Brain

Bruce Willis Has Been Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of university researchers says watching TV as a sedentary activity is more likely to cause dementia than other activities, like computer use.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Link TV Watching to Developing Dementia

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Nearly 20 years of Alzheimer's research could be undone after investigators uncover that a widely cited and influential paper may have used fabricated data.

Decades of Alzheimer’s Research Allegedly Based on Fabricated Data

By Frank Landymore

Neuroscientists are positing that issues with the brain's own waste removal system may be the root cause of Alzheimer's disease.

Neuroscience and Brain

“Poisonous Flowers” in Brain May Cause Alzheimer’s, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers may have found the molecular-level cause for Alzheimer's by looking deeper into the DNA tangles in the brains of dementia patients.

Scientists May Have Found the Molecular-Level Cause for Alzheimer’s

By Noor Al-Sibai

A massive study found a startling link between heavy coffee drinking and an increased risk of dementia and other brain diseases.

Neuroscience and Brain

Excessive Coffee Drinking Linked to Dementia

By Dan Robitzski

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Scientists Link Eating This Common Baseball Stadium Food With Dementia Risk

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study on alcohol consumption found that those who drank to the point of passing out developed dementia at over twice the normal rate.

Neuroscience and Brain

Research Links Blackout Drinking to Doubled Dementia Risk

By Dan Robitzski

A dementia reversal treatment is moving from animal testing to human safety trials thanks to $10 million in funding from the Australian government.

Treatment to Reverse Alzheimer’s Symptoms Moving to Human Trials

By Kristin Houser

Americans Are Living Longer. That Will Mean More People With Alzheimer’s.

Health & Medicine

Americans Are Living Longer. That Will Mean More People With Alzheimer’s.

By Kristin Houser

A Researcher Is Offering a Prize to Anyone Who Can Prove a Germ Causes Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience and Brain

A Researcher Is Offering a Prize to Anyone Who Can Prove a Germ Causes Alzheimer’s

By Kristin Houser

A Wisconsin vending machine company is developing a GPS implant for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Prosthetics and Devices

A Tech Company Wants to Implant GPS Trackers in Dementia Patients

By Kristin Houser

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s

By Patrick Caughill

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Scientists Claim They Found a Drug That “Significantly Reverses Memory Loss”

By Lou Del Bello

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Neurologists May Have Discovered a Key Ally in the Fight Against Brain Aging

By Lou Del Bello

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Health & Medicine

We May Have Uncovered the First Mental Exercise to Prevent Dementia

For the First Time Ever, Scientists Boosted Human Memory With a Brain Implant

For the First Time Ever, Scientists Boosted Human Memory With a Brain Implant

By Kristin Houser

Gates is investing in Alzheimer's research

Health & Medicine

Bill Gates Just Announced A $100 Million Initiative to Defeat Alzheimer’s

By Claudia Geib

Alzheimer's starts outside the brain

New Research Suggests Alzheimer’s Starts Outside the Brain

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Blood-Thinning Drugs Found to “Reduce Risk of Dementia by 48 Percent”

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Research Shows Cannabis Restores Memory and Could Reverse The Aging Process

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Health & Medicine

We May Already Have the Pills We Need to End Memory Loss

Scientists Are Reversing the Symptoms of Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Are Reversing the Symptoms of Alzheimer’s

By Kathleen Riley

Dementia Will Be a Treatable Condition in 10 Years

Neuroscience and Brain

Dementia Will Be a Treatable Condition in 10 Years

By June Javelosa