Alzheimer's disease

Inflammation-related gene triples Alzheimer's risk People with one of two natural variations in certain genes appear to be at much higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, researchers report...

Salmon "clock" may answer human aging queries Salmon with sticky deposits in their brains may offer clues to treating or even preventing Alzheimer's disease in humans, researchers said on Wednesday...

Proteins in brain linked to dementia The accumulation of protein fragments in the brain begins before dementia symptoms start and increases as dementia becomes more severe, according to the results of a new study...

Alzheimer's 'epidemic' could bankrupt Medicare Ronald Reagan's daughter Maureen Reagan told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that an extra $100 million in research funding is urgently required if the country hopes to prevent a looming 'epidemic' of Alzheimer's disease...

Plaques Form Early In Alzheimer's Disease People who die from Alzheimer's disease typically have accumulations of two types of proteins in their brains: amyloid beta, which forms plaques, and abnormal tau, which forms tangles...

Low folate levels linked to Alzheimer's disease Women who have low levels of folate, the by-product of folic acid found in the blood, appear to be at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to results of a study in Catholic nuns...

Genetic mutations linked to aging The aging process, and the gray hair and wrinkles that go along with it, may result in part from genetic mutations that occur as the cell-division process begins to break down over time, according to a report...

MRI helps identify early Alzheimer's disease Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a type of scan already in wide use, may prove to be an effective way to identify Alzheimer's disease in its early stages, according to results of a new study...

Brain shrinkage predicts progression of multiple sclerosis Over time, the brains of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients shrink, and in some patients the degree of shrinkage can predict the worsening of symptoms, researchers report...

New clues to Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease is a dreaded memory-robbing ailment caused by a progressive loss of brain function. Now researchers in Switzerland, France, and the US have found a possible factor that might contribute to development of the disease...