Alzheimer's

Share on PinterestA ketogenic diet may help cut the risk of Alzheimer’s by influencing the population of gut microorganisms.Alzheimer’s Association report that 15–20% of people over 65 experience mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which involves a decline in memory and the ability to think clearly.Doctors do not consider MCI to be a form of dementia because…

Alzheimer's zapped: Scientist launch landmark trial to treat dementia by sending electric currents deep into the brainImperial College London and UK Dementia Research Institute got a $1.5m grantIt came from US philanthropists, including Bill Gates, to trial the new technologyResearchers chose 24 patients with early-stage Alzheimer's to have the therapyAfter dozens of failed trials for dementia…

This light micrograph from the brain of someone who died with Alzheimer's disease shows the plaques and neurofibrillary tangles that are typical of the disease. A glitch that prevents healthy cell structures from transitioning from one phase to the next might contribute to the tangles, researchers say. Jose Luis Calvo/ Science Source hide caption toggle…

A research effort based at the Allen Institute in Seattle, Wash., will tap leading scientists from several institutions to dive even deeper into brain genetics and physiology. The aim: Find clues to the earliest beginnings of Alzheimer's. Allen Institute hide caption toggle caption Allen Institute A research effort based at the Allen Institute in Seattle,…