Alzheimer's

Pharmaceutical developers Biogen and Eisai want to fast-track a new Alzheimer's drug, lecanemab, for FDA approval — but it's been met with mixed opinions.

Redemption Tour

Neuroscience/Brain Science

The new drug shows some promise, but it isn't without controversy.

New Alzheimer's Drug Appears to Actually Work, to Some Degree

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.

Scandalous Study

Studies

These are serious allegations.

Decades of Alzheimer's Research Allegedly Based on Fabricated Data

Researchers have found that getting at least one flu shot makes it 40 percent less likely for people over the age of 65 to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Immune System Mystery

Strange... but intriguing.

Weirdly, It Appears the Flu Vaccine May Protect Against Alzheimer's

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

Floral Arrangement

These strange structures are beautiful... and deadly. 

"Poisonous Flowers" in Brain May Cause Alzheimer's, Scientists Say

New research says EMFs emmitted by cell phones could be causing Alzheimer's because of excess calcium buildup in the brain.

Brain Waves

Oh, crap.

Alzheimer's May Be Caused by Cell Phones, Scientists Say

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

Brain-Hand Coordination

This could be big.

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

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is about to kick off a groundbreaking clinical trial of a new nasal vaccine meant to prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's — 20 years of research in the making.

Nose Goes

Treatments

This could be a game changer.

A Hospital Is About to Start Testing an Anti-Alzheimer's Nasal Spray

Three members of an independent advisory panel to the FDA resigned in protest after the agency approved a controversial Alzheimer's treatment.

Medical Malcontents

Rx/Medicines

"This might be the worst approval decision that the FDA has made that I can remember."

Furious FDA Advisors Resign to Protest Approval of Alzheimer's Drug That They Say Doesn't Work

IBM developed an algorithm that can predict who might develop Alzheimer's disease by spotting changes in their writing style.

Early Warning

Developments

"This is the first report I have seen that took people who are completely normal and predicted with some accuracy who would have problems years later."

IBM Algorithm Can Tell Who's Going to Get Alzheimer's by Reading Their Writing

Researchers have created chimeric mice with human brain cells in the hope that the animals could revolutionize Alzheimer's research.

Mighty Mice

These rodents could be just what we need to finally cure Alzheimer's.

Scientists Create Mice Containing Active Human Brain Cells

Researchers claim they have made significant progress in developing a blood test that can detect Alzheimer's up to 20 years before any symptoms appear.

Screening for Alzheimer's

The earlier doctors can detect signs of this "silent disease," the better.

New Blood Test Could Detect Alzheimer's 20 Years Before Symptoms

Researchers have implanted transparent skulls into mice to get an unimpeded look at their brain activity on a wider scale over a longer period.