People carrying at least one APOE4 allele have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease. People who carry two alleles have the highest risk, leading some researchers to suggest that APOE4 homozygotes have ...

"I just know that my brain's not right," said Carrie Richardson, 44. "And so, I hate it. I just want it to be normal." At 41, Carrie developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The condition is caused ...

News about Alzheimer's rose to the forefront in 2025, as the FDA approved the first diagnostic blood test and drugmakers reported 3-year outcomes for both anti-amyloid drugs, lecanemab (Leqembi) and ...

Lithium deficiency in the brain could be a cause of Alzheimer's disease—and a new potential target for treatment. Ten years in the making, this is the finding of researchers at Harvard Medical School ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 6 (UPI) --Spanish and Chinese scientists said Monday they have used specifically tailored nanoparticles to clear out build-ups of a key toxin linked to Alzheimer's disease in the ...

The FDA recently cleared the Lumipulse blood test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in people 55 and over with memory loss. The noninvasive Lumipulse blood test measures the levels of two ...

A simple at-home brainwave test can detect signs of memory impairment linked to Alzheimer's disease years before clinical diagnosis is typically possible. This feat has been demonstrated by ...

In many cases, it's not until memory problems start creeping up that most people learn they have Alzheimer's disease. By then, the disease may already be progressing, leaving limited options for ...

Alzheimer’s disease, which represents 60–80% of dementia cases 1, robs people of their memory, cognition and independence. A decade-long period of mild cognitive impairment precedes the onset of ...

A UCSF and Gladstone Institutes team discovered a pair of cancer drugs that successfully treated a model of severe Alzheimer’s disease. From left: Marina Sirota, PhD; Yaqiao Li, PhD; and Yadong Huang, ...

I have written about the importance of Alzheimer’s and the brain during past years and there continues to be an ongoing need to address this issue. June is Alzheimer's and Brain Health Awareness Month ...