"The results fundamentally alter scientists' understanding of how Alzheimer's harms the brain," researchers say.

New details have emerged into how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain. Researchers have identified cellular changes in the brains of people with the disease — and a timeline of when they occur.

Sleepiness During the Day May Be Tied to Pre-Dementia Syndrome Nov. 6 ... the cellular changes that occur in Alzheimer's early stages, revealing potential new targets and routes for ...

FTD is more rare than other forms of dementia and affects people at a younger age. Around 60% of those with FTD are 45 to 64 years old. This article outlines the symptoms, stages, and causes of SD.

Feeling sleepy and less enthusiastic during the day may indicate a higher risk of developing a syndrome that often leads to ...

More than 11 million adults in the United States are caring for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. In addition to memory loss, most people with dementia will ...

Timothy West, one of Britain's most distinguished and versatile actors, has died at the age of 90, his family have announced.

Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia in older adults. That’s according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open last month. "This study quantifies a ...

As part of the study, the team analysed ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing data from hundreds of thousands of individual brain cells from 75 patients with varying stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

In turn, most of these infections associated with brain atrophy seem to be risk factors for dementia, according to the researchers’ analyses of the UK Biobank data of 495,896 subjects and a ...

With roughly 11% of U.S. adults over 65 living with Alzheimer’s disease and another 3% suffering from other forms of dementia, a recent study by the New York Federal Reserve Bank should set off ...