Scientists have developed a promising new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease by turning ordinary brain cells into powerful plaque-clearing machines. Instead of requiring frequent antibody ...

Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting dementia years, or even decades, before you experience memory loss? That’s the potential promise of a new class of biomark ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before-and-after fluorescence microscope images of a mouse brain show red-colored build-ups of toxic amyloid beta plaque (L) and ...

Engineered immune cells targeted and reduced the toxic protein plaques that drive Alzheimer’s disease in a recent study.

Could a sound, emitted at a specific frequency, offer a solution to Alzheimer's disease? Researchers have demonstrated that 40 Hz auditory stimulation, administered to elderly monkeys, causes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microscopic messengers from fat tissue may accelerate Alzheimer’s plaque buildup, offering new prevention targets. (CREDIT: ...

A key Alzheimer’s drug has finally revealed its secret. Researchers discovered that lecanemab works by activating the brain’s immune cells—but only through a specific part of the antibody called the ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive memory loss and a significant decline in mental functions. Past studies have shown that people with AD exhibit a buildup ...

An experimental drug dramatically reduced the toxic plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a team reports in the journal Nature. Results from a small number of patients who ...

More than 55 million people have dementia worldwide, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common form, contributing to 60% to 70% of dementia cases. Having Alzheimer’s disease means living with a ...

Surprising way cancer cells clear problematic proteins in the brain For some time, we've known that it's rare to see people with both cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Now, scientists believe they may ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 6 (UPI) --Spanish and Chinese scientists said Monday they have used specifically tailored nanoparticles to clear out build-ups of a key toxin linked to Alzheimer's disease in the ...