People with Alzheimer's disease may retain their ability to empathize, despite declines in other social abilities, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, in which people become forgetful and confused, usually starting in older age. People with Alzheimer’s have a build-up of two kinds of ...

A new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Butler Aging Center suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with ...

In Alzheimer's disease and primary 4-repeat tauopathies ... "The establishment of a biological definition and corresponding biomarker workflows will decidedly advance the research field." ...

A research team says high blood sugar levels appear to weaken function in key part of brain, mimicking Alzheimer's. Type 2 diabetes may rewire the brain in ways that mimic early Alzheimer's ...

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that impairs memory and cognitive judgment and is often accompanied by mood swings, disorientation and eventually delirium. It is the ...

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Each year, Baylor Medicine's Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center manages more than 3,000 patient visits. People come to our center for diagnosis of their memory problems, treatment and ...

When it comes to the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests that the nose knows. Mass General Brigham neurology researchers have created a smell test that shows promise as ...

In 2018, the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association published a research framework with a biological rather than clinical signs or symptoms-based definition of the disease ...