Alzheimer's

Scientists have looked into internet use to see if it's at all linked with the likelihood of developing dementia.

Aging Online

Studies

But being "extremely online" is still bad for you. 

Scientists Discover Strange Link Between Internet Use and Dementia

Scientists are calling a new drug called donanemab a "turning point" in the fight against Alzheimer's. A trial showed promising results.

Slowing Decline

Neuroscience/Brain Science

Scientists are calling it "potentially life-changing."

New Drug Hailed as "Turning Point" in Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease

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

Resilience Corner

"This really holds the secret to the next generation of therapeutics."

Scientists Intrigued by Man With Mutation That Protects Against 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

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

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."

Latest Stories