When doctors suspect Alzheimer's, they can order a blood test to learn whether a patient's brain contains the sticky amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the disease. But the results of that test ...

The prognosis for Alzheimer’s disease is much better when patients are diagnosed as early as possible. And there’s great news on that front. WTOP talked to two local doctors about an advancement in ...

Scientists link a rising brain protein to memory decline and show it can be reversed in mice, offering a new target for ...

In fact, there is another common cognitive disorder with very similar symptoms, called limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy — or LATE for short — that is often misdiagnosed as ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

More than 7 million Americans aged 65 and older have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. Yet average wait times for a dementia diagnosis range from 12 months to nearly four years.

A new study in Nature found that memory loss can be transferred via the gut. The culprit? A single species of bacteria that ...

Memory loss and aging go hand-in-hand for most of us, but scientists are getting closer to understanding why. A new study, conducted by researchers at the Arc Institute in Palo Alto, California, and ...

On average, human memory declines with age. However, there is substantial variation among individuals: some experience a rapid decline, whereas others barely notice a change. With our rapidly aging ...

Stress is the brain’s natural response to fear, but it often disrupts memory in the process, potentially impacting the possibility of memory loss. When preparing for a big presentation or taking a ...