In many cases, it's not until memory problems start creeping up that most people learn they have Alzheimer's disease. By then, the disease may already be progressing, leaving limited options for ...

Topeka's Cotton O'Neil is using a new, early diagnosis tool to test new Alzheimer's treatments.

The trial seeks to find an easier and less expensive way to detect a disease that affects 1 in 9 people over the age of 65.

The early signs of Alzheimer's disease—more frequent memory loss, increased confusion—can be difficult to detect, often delaying diagnosis. That could change with an inexpensive and noninvasive blood ...

One of the most difficult things a person can go through is dementia. Watching your parents and loved ones grow older and slowly forgetting their usual routines, their memories as well as other ...

A new test could help to diagnose memory issues associated with Alzheimer’s disease in as little as three minutes. According to recently published findings the test, called the Fastball EEG test, may ...

The study found that by using this ultrasound technology on test mice, a 75% memory function was fully restored.

Studies have found that poor grip strength was associated with a greater risk of cognitive decline and developing conditions ...

The U.S. FDA recently approved a new blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The test, called Lumipulse, measures two proteins in plasma: pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42. These proteins clump together ...

John Stennard, a healthy study volunteer taking the Fastball test in his home, with Dr George Stohart from the University of Bath. A simple brainwave test developed at the University of Bath has been ...

When I co-invented the first PET (positron emission tomography) scan to visualize brain amyloid and tau—the physical evidence of Alzheimer’s disease—I did not foresee the distressing mental impact ...

A major new review of human studies finds consistent differences in gut bacterial communities between people with mild ...