While nearly 7 million Americans aged 65 and older suffer from Alzheimer's disease, experts are reflecting on the advances in diagnosis, treatment and risk management that have been made in 2024.

Reduced baroreflex sensitivity predicted the risk for dementia linked to hypertension in older adults, beyond what traditional blood pressure measurements reveal, a new study found.

Alzheimer’s disease may cause degeneration of neurons in the brain through amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, inflammation, and brain atrophy. The condition may affect different parts of ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological condition that causes a decline in thinking skills and memory. There is currently no cure, but there are ways to support a person with medication and other ...

I have a special interest in Alzheimer’s disease. For nearly 25 years, I practiced general neurology in Portland, Oregon, and some of my patients had dementia. In 2012, while doing a ...

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that impairs memory and cognitive judgment and is often accompanied by mood swings, disorientation and eventually delirium. It is the ...

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The researchers emphasize that lifestyle modifications targeted at reducing this fat could influence the development of Alzheimer's disease. "This crucial result was discovered because we ...

Share on Pinterest Visceral fat could contribute to Alzheimer’s risk. Could shedding that fat help prevent cognitive decline? Image credit: Adrian Rodd/Stocksy. Obesity has previously been ...

Both beta amyloid plaques and tau tangles are early signs of the brain’s march toward a possible Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. Amyloid plaques typically appear first, with tau tangles ...

A new study found that U.S. taxi and ambulance drivers had the lowest percentage of deaths attributed to Alzheimer’s disease among more than 400 occupations. The drivers mostly worked before GPS ...