“We optimized Simon’s omega-3 fatty acid levels, which is especially important for people with APOE ε4, as they need more ...

Researchers with Emory University in Atlanta recently found a correlation between increased exposure to traffic-related air ...

Researchers sought to assess the impact of education attainment on functional performance in Black patients with AD pathology, and whether this effect varies between carriers and noncarriers of the ...

Having two copies of a gene long believed to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease may actually be a "new genetic form" of the degenerative neurological disease. That's according to a new study ...

Study examines the effects of specific genes and age on cognition, revealing potential for creating genotype- and ...

Columbia researchers have discovered a genetic variant that reduces the odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 70% ...

The reclassification could change Alzheimer's research, diagnosis and approaches to treatment, according to the researchers.

A team of neurologists affiliated with multiple institutions in Spain and the U.S. has found evidence that suggests up to 20% ...

The clumping together of misfolded proteins is known as protein aggregation. In several neurodegenerative diseases, including ...

APOE4 is the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. APOE4 homozygosity was recently identified as a distinct, highly penetrant form of AD. However, a small percentage of APOE4 homozygotes live ...

Some cases also are linked to Down syndrome. But Alzheimer’s most commonly strikes after 65, especially in the late 70s to 80s, and the APOE gene – which also affects how the body handles fats -- was ...

From the Departments of Cardiology (E.L., P.D., H.W., E.D.d.M.) and Pathology (M.D.), Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteit Maastricht, and the ...