Alzheimer’s disease is commonly thought of as an older person’s illness. But new research from Columbia University and the ...

People with Alzheimer's disease may retain their ability to empathize, despite declines in other social abilities, finds a ...

Zahydie Burgos Ribot and her husband Francisco are working on completing their travel bucket list and spending quality time ...

A team of scientists including UCL researchers has tested four anti-amyloid Alzheimer's therapeutics to find out how the ...

A new study suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized. The study highlights significant ...

People with Alzheimer's disease may retain their ability to empathize, despite declines in other social abilities, finds a new study.

Ralph Carmona, of Portland, who ran to raise awareness of the disease and the importance of federal research funds, finished ...

A new blood test test could determine how far Alzheimer's has progressed and could also help confirm whether another ...

Albers and colleagues are interested in whether olfactory dysfunction — the sometimes-subtle loss of sense of smell — can serve as an early warning sign for neurodegenerative diseases such as ...

A new analysis of classical medical texts suggests dementia was extremely rare in ancient Greece and Rome 2,000 to 2,500 ...

MERIDIAN, Miss.—When Olivia Adams was 12 years old, she watched her grandmother succumb to Alzheimer’s. Now a Mississippi ...

Thousands of mourners have filled St. Peter's Basilica, paying final respects to Pope Francis in a powerful show of devotion and grief. Chris Livesay has the latest. Scientists have discovered a ...