Structural changes in the brain’s outer layer can be detected years before amyloid-beta proteins reach high levels on brain ...

Scientists have identified a previously unrecognized feature of Alzheimer’s disease in the form of clustered, damaged cellular power plants within nerve fibers. These structures, dubbed “mitochondrial ...

What can mathematics reveal about Alzheimer's disease? Mississippi State University associate professor Shantia Yarahmadian ...

Researchers hope the findings of new research could be used to develop treatments in the future.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is not an inevitable outcome of pathology but a dynamic process shaped by how brain cells respond to amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau. To disentangle these responses, we combined ...

For more than three decades, amyloid has been the organizing principle of Alzheimer’s disease research. The sticky protein ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Ktsimage/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Alzheimer's disease is such a challenging condition to study because it presents researchers ...

Amyloid beta deposits long known to build up in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients have been found to serve as a kind of scaffold for the accumulation of other proteins. Because many of ...

The latest approvals expand the population of people who could be tested for the memory disorder—but experts warn the tests aren't for everyone.

Patients with early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may be prescribed anti-amyloid therapy, which can help clear the sticky ...

A new Alzheimer’s therapy has shown potential in the first human trials. Researchers at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) found that by pairing focused ultrasound ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of brain plaque ...