Alzheimer's & Dementia

Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—and behavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities.

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Pennington Biomedical’s Greaux Healthy initiative launches to improve child health in Louisiana

Pennington Biomedical’s Greaux Healthy initiative launches to improve child health in Louisiana

Reverse transcriptase activity found in aging and Alzheimer’s brains

Reverse transcriptase activity found in aging and Alzheimer’s brains

Alzheimer's gene therapy could help protect the brain from damage and preserve cognitive function

Alzheimer's gene therapy could help protect the brain from damage and preserve cognitive function

Using Swarm Learning approach to aid doctors in treating stroke patients

Using Swarm Learning approach to aid doctors in treating stroke patients

Dementia rates decline among newer generations of older adults

Dementia rates decline among newer generations of older adults

Integrating discoveries with translational science to transform Alzheimer's care

Integrating discoveries with translational science to transform Alzheimer's care

New non-invasive method boosts the brain's natural waste drainage system

New non-invasive method boosts the brain's natural waste drainage system

New marker identifies the functional maturity and heterogeneity of stem cell–derived islet organoids

New marker identifies the functional maturity and heterogeneity of stem cell–derived islet organoids

UC Irvine researchers uncover altered RNA processing in ALS

UC Irvine researchers uncover altered RNA processing in ALS

Pitt researchers challenge a decades-old assumption about brain plasticity

Pitt researchers challenge a decades-old assumption about brain plasticity

MIND diet linked to lower risk of dementia across diverse populations

MIND diet linked to lower risk of dementia across diverse populations

Older adults accurately gauge their financial skills until dementia sets in

Older adults accurately gauge their financial skills until dementia sets in

Molecular stress makes old neurons vulnerable to neurodegenerative diseases

Molecular stress makes old neurons vulnerable to neurodegenerative diseases

New discovery reveals immune molecule’s role in Alzheimer’s disease

New discovery reveals immune molecule’s role in Alzheimer’s disease

Epileptic seizures more common in frontotemporal dementia patients than previously known

Epileptic seizures more common in frontotemporal dementia patients than previously known

New wearable device monitors brain waste clearance during sleep

New wearable device monitors brain waste clearance during sleep

Men with common genetic variant twice as likely to develop dementia

Men with common genetic variant twice as likely to develop dementia

Research uncovers new links between blood lipid profiles and risk of developing Alzheimer's

Research uncovers new links between blood lipid profiles and risk of developing Alzheimer's

Depression may increase dementia risk in both midlife and late life

Depression may increase dementia risk in both midlife and late life

Sleep disorders predict dementia risk years before diagnosis, study shows

Sleep disorders predict dementia risk years before diagnosis, study shows

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