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 ...

Reminiscence refers to the act of recalling memories from the past. It is a familiar activity to everyone, but reminiscence can be highly beneficial for people with Alzheimer’s disease. It can support ...

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American researchers say it marks a “promising” target for drug treatments aiming to slow, or even reverse, the disease’s development. A team from the Advanced Science Research Center at The ...

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 ...

We have entered a new era of improved and emerging biologically-based diagnostic biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related neurodegenerative disorders (ADRD) that are rapidly ...

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 ...

It could be time to use use your brain rather than your phone to navigate the world if you want to stay sharp in old age That panic-inducing moment where you find yourself lost in the knotty ...

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 ...