Investigators from Mass General Brigham have conducted a multi-ancestry, whole genome sequencing association study of Alzheimer’s disease and found evidence for 16 new susceptibility genes, expanding ...

Some cases of young onset Alzheimer’s are caused by a faulty gene passed down in families. This is called ‘familial Alzheimer’s disease’ or ‘young onset inherited Alzheimer’s’. It usually affects many ...

Jaime Bortz, 39, is losing her memory to dementia. Her mom, now a full-time carer, is foreshadowing the burden many families ...

In the February 10 Nature Medicine, scientists led by Jorge Llibre-Guerra and Randall Bateman at Washington University, St.

A 75-year-old man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s has yet to show signs of the disease. Could this offer ...

Two widely touted Alzheimer’s drugs have been shown to enable patients to remain in their homes for longer periods of time.

Caring for a loved one with dementia may require new tools that help you both get through the day without anger or resentment.

A paradigm-shifting study shows an experimental drug, GL-II-73, has the potential to restore memory and cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The study demonstrates that the ...

A study reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta -- a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The findings suggest that vascular ...

Scientists have identified a biomarker for Alzheimer's that may help doctors spot the early signs of protein buildup in the ...

Love doesn't fade when one member of a family develops Alzheimer's disease, but times of intimacy like Valentine's Day can ...