Some people have better cognitive function than others as they age, and this is an area of scientific study. A study recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia details the unique features of a group ...

More than a century ago, a German neuroanatomist noticed his patient acting inordinately confused. After she died, Alois Alzheimer examined her brain and discovered amyloid-beta plaques and ...

Phospho-tau217 has emerged as an excellent marker of the presence of amyloid pathology in the brain, but for markers of neurofibrillary tangles, fragments of tau’s microtubule binding region have a ...

What is the earliest spark that ignites the memory-robbing march of Alzheimer's disease? Why do some people with Alzheimer's-like changes in the brain never go on to develop dementia? These questions ...

A deficiency of the metal lithium in the body could be a key factor contributing to the development of dementia in Alzherimer’s patients, a groundbreaking new study reveals. The decade-long research, ...

Research is ongoing about what components contribute to healthier brains as people age. Recent research identified some unique brain features of ‘superagers,’ people at least 80 years old who perform ...