Alzheimer’s disease

People who have a gene variant of developing Alzheimer’s disease also tend to have changes in the fluid around their brain and spinal cord.

Dementia and Alzheimer’s are often mistaken for one another but, in reality, they are very different.

Norm was the first person I met that never remembered me.

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin today announced a significant advancement in our understanding of an early-onset form of dementia.

Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly, affecting almost 44 million people worldwide.

A team of researchers has taken a major step toward understanding the mechanisms involved in the formation of large clumps of tau protein.

Programmes to reduce dementia risk are likely to be cost-effective and cost-saving by reducing dementia rates by 8.5%.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of cognitive impairment that affects millions of people worldwide.

In Alzheimer’s disease, impaired blood flow to brain regions coincides with tau protein buildup.

There are concerns that exposure to general anaesthesia during surgery may contribute to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

New findings suggest that late-onset Alzheimer’s disease is driven by epigenetic changes – how and when certain genes are turned on and off – in the brain.

Researchers reported that participants who were taking at least one anticholinergic drug were 47% more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment.

Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that promises to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s without the need for expensive scans or in-person testing.

A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer’s disease.

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help to diagnose Alzheimer’s faster and improve patient prognosis, a new study has revealed.