Researchers at Northwestern University have made a breakthrough in identifying a way for Alzheimer's disease to be treated ...

Scientists have long been racking their brains for ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia.

Scientists have identified a biomarker for Alzheimer's that may help doctors spot the early signs of protein buildup in the brain before it causes significant damage.

Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia that profoundly alters a person’s memory and cognitive function, affects an estimated 6.7 million U.S. adults at least 65 years old, according to the ...

When people have Alzheimer’s disease, their brains slowly accumulate abnormal clumps of two proteins: amyloid and tau. At ...

Sex differences in tau may help explain why women face higher Alzheimer's dementia risk than men. At high levels of brain ...

Alzheimer’s disease — which affects an estimated 7 million Americans — is notoriously difficult to detect, especially in its ...

A new study by Mass General Brigham researchers has found faster accumulation of tau—a key indicator of Alzheimer's ...