People with Alzheimer's disease may retain their ability to empathize, despite declines in other social abilities, finds a new study.

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) are debilitating conditions ...

Scientists identify stress granules as the potential root cause of Alzheimer's disease. This new understanding may ...

The total economic burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in the United States will reach $781 billion this year ...

A new study suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized. The study highlights significant ...

The total economic burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in the United States will reach $781 billion this year ...

Mike Wood, the entrepreneur who created the massively popular LeapFrog toy company, died via physician-assisted suicide in ...

Dementia is a heterogeneous set of diseases that overlap, and it is important to understand specific disease types “so we can think about treatment,” according to Alan Dow, MD, MSHA, FACP.Dow, a Ruth ...

A commonly prescribed sleeping pill could be a powerful tool in preventing Alzheimer's disease, according to recently published research.

People with Alzheimer's disease may retain their ability to empathize, despite declines in other social abilities, finds a ...

A new study identified overlapping factors that affect your odds of developing these brain diseases late in life.

Dr. Joel Salinas, a behavioral neurologist and associate professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, discusses what’s ...