Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease develops, and a decades-old drug could be the ...

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A "promising lead" may move the field into developing effective interventions, NIA directo ...

Lifelong learning can delay Alzheimer's by 5 years. New research explores the link between mental activity and dementia risk.

New research suggests Alzheimer’s may start far earlier than previously thought, driven by a hidden toxic protein in the brain. Scientists found that an experimental drug, NU-9, blocks this early ...

Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training - in this case, speed of processing training, which helps people quickly find visual information on a computer ...

Speed training your brain could help delay developing dementia by years, according to a recent National Institutes of Health study.

As dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases become more common worldwide, researchers are searching urgently for ways to protect the brain as we age. One area attracting growing attention is ...

The research found that mice with Alzheimer's disease symptoms improved when a certain brain protein was suppressed.

A new study found that fixing energy balance in the brain reversed symptoms of advanced Alzheimer’s in mice. Researchers used a drug (P7C3-A20) to restore levels of NAD+, a crucial molecule for cell ...

An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer’s disease. In a new study, Northwestern scientists identified a ...