Researchers have unveiled a critical mechanism that links cellular stress in the brain to the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study highlights microglia, the brain's primary immune ...

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.

There's still so much we don't know about Alzheimer's disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one that researchers are exploring with gusto. In a study published in 2023, ...

With an estimated 6.9 million Americans aged 65 and older currently living with Alzheimer's disease, the road to a cure seems long and uncertain. But as the year comes to a close, experts are ...

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 ...

Some protect brain health, while others worsen neurodegeneration, spurring on Alzheimer’s. The finding marks a ‘promising’ target for drug development. Picture: iStock Understanding the ...

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Exciting findings from CUNY researchers reveal a novel target in the fight against Alzheimer’s — harmful microglia activated by cellular stress. This could lead to therapies that reverse the damaging ...

CUNY ASRC researchers identified a stress-induced microglial pathway that accelerates Alzheimer’s disease by releasing toxic lipids that harm neurons and synapses. Blocking this integrated stress ...

New research has found that taxi drivers working before Google was able to assist have a lower incidence of Alzheimer’s. The study Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality Among Taxi and Ambulance ...

Readers discuss a guest essay by a woman who finds things to cherish in caring for her dad. To the Editor: Re “Finding Things to Like About Alzheimer’s,” by Rebecca Barry (Opinion guest ...

Alzheimer’s may sometimes be caused by a herpes virus that travels from the gut to the brain, scientists believe. Experts in the US found evidence of infections in the post-mortem brains of ...