New research shows fat buildup disables brain’s immune defenses in Alzheimer’s. A mouse treatment cleared plaques in just one week.

A new study reports that individuals with chronic insomnia may face a more rapid decline in memory and thinking abilities as ...

Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn't only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running US study of older adults has now linked chronic insomnia to changes inside the brain ...

For decades, scientists believed Alzheimer’s was driven mainly by sticky protein plaques and tangles in the brain. Now Purdue ...

Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease has remained a mystery – until now. A ...

But while lecanemab has been shown to slow the progression of disease in some people who receive an early diagnosis, it comes ...

Analysing brain scans, researchers have revealed alterations in brain shape linked to memory loss and potential dementia risk ...

Aug. 13 -- TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- PET scans may provide doctors with a non-invasive method of detecting Alzheimer's disease-related brain plaques, Finnish researchers say. Currently, the ...

With amyloid immunotherapy in clinical use, scientists need to find better ways to identify the patients most at risk of developing ARIA (see part 16 of this series). One of the biggest danger signs, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared a blood test that detects signs of Alzheimer's disease in the brain, according to multiple studies. This is the first-ever blood test ...

Having trouble sleeping might do more than leave you tired the next day—it could also speed up brain aging. A new study ...

People with chronic insomnia may experience faster declines in memory and thinking skills as they age-along with brain changes that can be seen on imaging scans-than people who do not have chronic ...