Recent studies implicate the immune system and a herpes virus as potential contributors to development of disease ...

Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, ...

It turns out that a protein we’ve been fighting against might actually be our brain’s best friend. For years, doctors blamed amyloid beta buildup in the brain for causing Alzheimer’s disease.

Revised guidelines for amyloid and tau positron emission tomography for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia state these tests ...

The Alzheimer’s Association reports that the disease begins as many as two decades before symptoms develop. Physically, the ...

Scientists from Boston University and other institutions have identified a blood biomarker that could help detect the ...

Amyloid-beta is a protein fragment naturally produced in the ... Looking forward, Espay hopes “to test the potential benefits of directly increasing Aβ42 without the toxicities imposed upon ...

Discover how dopamine’s unexpected role in breaking down harmful plaques could revolutionize Alzheimer's treatment and ...

Current therapeutic strategies, such as antibody treatments targeting amyloid-β ... to detect changes in protein solubility and identify enriched pathways. Moreover, to test the functional ...