An international collaboration led by RIKEN researchers has discovered how unusual spherical structures form in the brains of ...

A new interdisciplinary study at the University of Delaware seeks to study AD by examining changes in the arteries and brain ...

A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer’s has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially ...

However research suggests that almost half (45%) of dementia cases are linked to risk factors we have some control over. This means that we can reduce our risk of getting it by taking steps to protect ...

Unfortunately, symptomatic treatments cannot stop the diseases that cause dementia from progressing, so people will continue to get worse over time. This is because these drugs cannot fix damage to ...

Astrocytes — named for their star-like shape — are a type of brain cell as abundant as neurons in the central nervous system, ...

Dementia caused by traumatic brain injury is often static, whereas dementia caused by neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, is usually progressive and can eventually be fatal.

A new study has used powerful imaging to reveal a subset of Alzheimer's-associated proteins spreading particularly rapidly.

Dementia, a cognitive disorder affecting memory, reasoning, and social abilities, is currently experienced by an estimated 50 ...

Communicating with someone who is living with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia can sometimes be a challenge. That's because one of the hallmark symptoms of dementia, along with memory loss, is ...

Because dementia, in all its myriad forms ... But what exactly does it do to you? Essentially, your brain, which controls everything, fails you. You suffer a loss of function, a decline in ...