Some researchers seek to establish a single abnormal result on a set of biomarker-based tests as sufficient to diagnose the ...

An 80-something patient came in for an annual visit recently and was worried that recent memory lapses might be symptoms of ...

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is currently largely based on the presence of biomarkers. This may lead to a ...

A brain mapping study funded by the NIH reveals which cell types may be the first to be affected. New research funded by the ...

A definition of Alzheimer's disease -- one that requires objective cognitive deficits in addition to brain amyloid for ...

Among older adults, falls vs other mechanisms of injury are associated with a higher risk for a dementia diagnosis.

Health conditions associated with Alzheimer’s can arise well before the diagnosis of this devastating disease.

They compared dementia diagnosis rates in cancer survivors aged over 60 with people who’d never had a tumour. The cancer ...

Researchers from the International Working Group recommend categorizing biomarker-positive, cognitively normal individuals as ...

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other ...

Older adults who reported excessive daytime sleepiness and a lack of enthusiasm were more likely to develop a condition that ...

"What we are learning as we have conversations with lawmakers is that many of them feel it personally," David Cook with the ...