Researchers suggest that the way Alzheimer's reshapes our brains is as unique as our fingerprints, challenging long-held ...

The brain has a waste-disposal system that clears away junk proteins that contribute to the development of dementia and ...

Summary: A new study finds that brain shrinkage in Alzheimer’s patients does not follow a uniform pattern. Researchers ...

While brain shrinkage is known to occur in everyone because of ageing-related cognitive decline, excess brain shrinkage has ...

A hallmark of Alzheimer's is the accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the brain, which is linked to cell death and tissue loss. Recently, new drug treatments have been developed that target ...

Alzheimer’s disease ... which can collect between neurons and block cell functions in the brain. A PET scan is a medical imaging technique that uses a small amount of a radioactive substance ...

A pioneering technique that helps doctors diagnose brain disorders ... The CT scans that are currently available often only show visible signs of degeneration when Alzheimer's is advanced ...

Older adults who are worried about their thinking, memory, or reasoning skills may want to get tested for Alzheimer’s disease ...

The MRI brain shows severe atrophy indicative of Alzheimer's pathology in all three areas, except the right perirhinal cortex, which has moderate atrophy. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

and it is sensitive enough to replace invasive and expensive spinal taps or PET brain scans. The three biomarkers are: p-Tau 217 is a biomarker for Alzheimer-related processes. This p-Tau 217 test ...