Alzheimer 39;s is a brain disease which is characterised by decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills .

One of the first parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease is the entorhinal cortex - a region that plays a big role in memory, spatial navigation, and the brain's internal mapping system.

In a finding that could change the way Alzheimer's disease is treated, researchers have identified a brain biomarker that ...

Researchers found cells that ‘fired’ in pattern that mirrored mileage clock by ticking along with distance travelled ...

Alzheimer's disease prevents parts of a cell's factory from running well. They are not sure where the trouble starts. But just like a real factory, backups and breakdowns in one system cause problems ...

It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, Hameroff says, scientists don’t know whether the microtubules disintegrate and release the tau or whether the tau falls off because of a malfunction that weakens the bond. The ...

For decades, scientists believed Alzheimer’s was driven mainly by sticky protein plaques and tangles in the brain. Now Purdue ...

In a new dementia report published in The Lancet journal by researchers who are part of The Lancet Commission, two new ...

Researchers at Endeavor Health have discovered a gene mutation that may cause fat and waste to build up in the brain, contributing to Alzheimer's disease, a devastating degenerative condition that ...

There are more than 7 million people currently living with the devastating disease known as Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's causes changes to the brain that result in memory loss, moodiness, trouble learning ...

A study shows that people with higher levels of the protein albumin in their urine are at increased risk of developing ...