A new study has the potential to lead to a dramatic spike in the number of diagnosed Alzheimer's cases in the US—as in, hundreds of thousands of people who aren't.
A blood test that screens for Alzheimer's disease may detect changes in amyloid beta and tau protein levels in the brain years before symptoms emerge, a new study suggests.
Alzheimer's patients typically begin to show signs they have the disease via memory issues, but for some patients, an early warning sign arrives another way. Per the Washington.
Older Hispanic adults in the US are about one and a half times more likely to have Alzheimer’s or other dementias than their White peers, according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual special report.
Scientists have developed a technology capable of replicating the taste of nearly any food or beverage, and it is being used in a unique taste test to aid in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.