There is no cure for the disease and the symptoms are currently irreversible, though there are treatments under development.

Understand Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia, accounting for approximately 80% of ...

Amyloid-beta and tau proteins have long been associated with Alzheimer's disease. The pathological buildup of these proteins ...

Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains both a physician guide and a downloadable/printable patient ...

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America will host a free Alzheimer's & Caregiving Educational Conference for Connecticut ...

New research suggests that familial risk of Alzheimer's disease may be higher depending on which parent is affected.

The failure to diagnose Alzheimer's disease—the most common form of dementia in the elderly—at an early stage of molecular ...

September is World Alzheimer's Month and this year’s theme is “Time to act on dementia, time to act on Alzheimer’s." ...

New research suggests that the lessening of amyloid-beta in the brain is behind cognitive decline in Alzheimer's and boosting ...

We are at a turning point in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease with the emergence of disease-modifying therapies for ...

There's no single test that can tell when someone has Alzheimer's disease. Identifying the disease in the early stages allows ...

Boosting a certain brain protein could help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. The ...