Unlike expensive positron emission tomography (PET) scans or invasive lumbar punctures, the new blood test measures the ratio of two proteins, pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42, which are implicated in ...

Nonmodifiable risk factors for DLB include age and family history. Risk increases substantially in individuals with a ...

Martin Kampman, recipient of the Byers Award for outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers, ...

Many people globally suffer from dementia, and the risk of developing it is still being researched. One such research study ...

Remember the song "The Skeleton Dance" from your childhood? Here's how it went: "The toe bone's connected to the foot bone, the foot bone's connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone's connected to ...

Keep blood pressure normal through exercise, diet, and stress management so that the brain does not age away. Both diabetes ...

BACKGROUND: Vascular aging is an important phenotype characterized by structural and geometric remodeling. Some individuals exhibit supernormal vascular aging, associated with improved cardiovascular ...

Orangeburg County volunteers joined forces once again to welcome bicyclists participating in the Alzheimer’s Association’s ...

Dr Derbyshire explained that mint tea contains active compounds such as rosmarinic acid and menthol, which “exhibit ...

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow to the brain to battle Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Benefits were most prominent among women, patients older than 60 and those with a body mass index of 30 to 40.

A free database of biomarker information on neurodegenerative diseases was released with backing from Bill Gates, Johnson & ...