Mice with herpes and a predisposition for Alzheimer's showed symptoms in two days instead of six months.

New Research: Herpes May Make You Get Alzheimer's Earlier

Dangerous Combo

As they travel in the body, viruses like herpes can soak up proteins that they use to produce the amyloid plaques linked to Alzheimer's symptoms.

New Research: Herpes May Make You Get Alzheimer’s Earlier

A new mouse study could change our understanding of Alzheimer's disease. 

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Researchers say a new video game can tell researchers whether someone is at risk for Alzheimer's disease.

This video game detects Alzheimer's earlier than lab tests

Lost at Sea

An early sign of dementia is poor spatial orientation — which researchers are now leveraging to determine who's at risk by asking them to play a video game.

This Video Game Detects Alzheimer’s Earlier Than Lab Tests

As players navigate virtual seas, the app determines whether they're at risk for dementia.

A one-time gene injection might be enough to slow the disease.

Alzheimer’s trial will "bathe" patients’ brains in helpful genes

Gene Scene

For an upcoming trial, researchers will inject people genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer's with genes linked to a lowered risk.

Alzheimer’s Trial Will “Bathe” Patients’ Brains in Helpful Genes

"You can’t change your genes — although maybe with this study you can."

Native tribes used it to treat everything from sore muscles to headaches.

“Holy herb” shows promise as Alzheimer’s treatment

Plant Power

Yerba santa, a plant dubbed the "holy herb" by native California tribes, could have a previously unknown medical use as an Alzheimer's treatment.

“Holy Herb” Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

A plant native to California could help in the battle against Alzheimer's.

Four tiny molecules could shape the future of Alzheimer's treatments.

New drug combo could repair the brains of Alzheimer’s patients

New Neurons

A combination of molecules could making repairing the brain damage caused by Alzheimer's disease and other brain injuries as easy as swallowing a pill.

New Drug Combo Could Repair the Brains of Alzheimer’s Patients

Repairing brain damage could one day be as simple as taking a pill.

"We were quite surprised to see such dramatic cognitive improvement [in animal models]"

New research could reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients

Remember Again

A new study reveals a way to reverse memory loss in animal models of Alzheimer's disease, and it could one day work in people, too.

New Research Could Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Patients

The treatment restored three kinds of memory in animal models.

The drug already provides short-term benefits to people with ALS.

New drug trial could halt Alzheimer's memory loss

New Medicine

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients to see if a drug that stops ALS-related neuron death can also help people with Alzheimer's Disease.

New Drug Trial Could Halt Alzheimer’s Memory Loss

Could an ALS drug can be repurposed to fight Alzheimer's?

Your eyes could reveal your future brain health.

An eye scan could detect Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear

Peeper Power

An eye scan that provides detailed images of the retina and blood vessels could help us detect Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear.

An Eye Scan Could Detect Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Appear

We've been looking for a cheap, non-invasive screening method. This could be it.

Americans are living longer. That will mean more people with Alzheimer's.

Health & Medicine

The number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease will increase from 5 million to nearly 14 million by 2060, according to a new CDC report.

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

Within 40 years, the number of Americans with Alzheimer's will almost triple, the CDC predicts.

We may need to take a new approach to treating Alzheimer's.

A researcher is offering a prize to anyone who can prove a germ causes Alzheimer's

A medical researcher is offering $1 million of his own money to anyone who can provide proof that an "Alzheimer's germ" exists.

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