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

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

A study published Wednesday in Nature Neuroscience sheds light into how amyloid-beta and tau proteins impact brain activity ...

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 ...

Researchers discover how amyloid-β and tau pathologies interact to drive early neurophysiological changes and cognitive ...

The scientists looked at two brain scans and found that areas with more amyloid-beta showed increased brain activity, with ...

Much of the brain is made up of a constellation of star-shaped cells called astrocytes, which play vital roles in immunity, ...

A hallmark of Alzheimer's is the accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the brain, which is linked to cell death and tissue ...

A study shows that rising levels of brain protein Aβ42, not the reduction of amyloid plaques, better explains the cognitive ...

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