Veins and arteries at the back of the eye have been found to carry not only blood but signals of vulnerability to dementia onset.The presence of potential early warning signs of cognitive decline in ...

It wasn't that long ago that the only way to test for Alzheimer's disease was to perform an autopsy on someone who had been ...

A new study has found that blood vessels in the retina may hold early clues about a person’s risk of developing dementia.

Individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease show altered blood levels indicating damaged neuronal contacts as early as 11 years before the expected onset of dementia symptoms.

Alzheimer’s blood tests may one day allow patients and their doctors to track their individual progress in reducing risk, ...

While some studies have suggested that having a mother with Alzheimer's disease may put you more at risk of developing the disease, a new study finds that having a father with the disease may be tied ...

A new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study has found a link between our eye health and dementia. Dunedin ...

Research reveals how specific sleep stages protect brain vulnerable to Alzheimer's, offering hope through simple lifestyle ...

In recent years, scientists have worked hard to find better ways to detect dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, long ...

Brain scans are the gold standard for determining how far Alzheimer’s has progressed, but they are expensive, time-consuming and frequently not available outside major research centers, researchers ...

Participants had brain scans and took tests of thinking and memory skills at the start of the study and then during the study as they were followed for an average of nearly seven years.