While the research does not point to a direct, causal link, it hints that activities like reading, writing and playing games ...

“Delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by just five years could cut the incidence rate in half,” said professor Xue Zhong ...

Scientists have identified prematurely aged astrocytes in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, particularly those with the APOE4 risk gene. Their findings suggest that cellular senescence in these ...

HealthDay News — A new model can predict when someone is likely to develop symptoms of Alzheimer disease (AD) using a single blood test, according to a study published online February 19 in Nature ...

Older Medicare patients with dementia are less likely to receive high-quality home healthcare than those without dementia, with significant variations in the quality of care for dementia patients ...

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are increasingly being recognized as public health emergencies which scientists, innovators, policy makers and patient advocates alike are pouring more resources and ...

A novel quantitative PET- and MRI-based imaging approach can objectively identify a recently recognized type of dementia--limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, or LATE--that is often ...

A model estimated how long anti-amyloid drugs might extend independent living for Alzheimer's patients. Patients with low baseline impairment could gain 10-13 months of independence with treatment.

New neuropsychological tests may improve Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and clinical research participation, according to ...

Hundreds of players packed inside the Willow Brook Country Club to help support one of Alzheimer’s Alliance of Smith County’s largest fundraisers: Mah Jongg For Memory. “This is inspired not […] ...