What Brain Imaging Might Tell Us about Alzheimer’s
Plaques and tangles. Researchers know the presence of amyloid plaques and tau tangles are associated with Alzheimer’s. But these bad...
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Young blood reverses age-related impairments in cognitive function in mice
“What if there is something to the fountain of youth?” asks Tony Wyss-Coray, Professor of Neurology at Stanford University. Dr....
Local Clinician Pioneers Alzheimer’s Research
A Bay Area researcher was recently featured on the cover of Time Magazine for his team’s pioneering work on Alzheimer’s therapeutics. Frank...
Watch: Funded Researcher Dr. Kaci Fairchild
Dr. Kaci Fairchild is a licensed clinical psychologist whose research focuses on the non-pharmacological rehabilitation of late life cognitive impairment...
What is preclinical Alzheimer’s disease?
What is preclinical Alzheimer’s disease? Preclinical Alzheimer’s is a newly defined stage of the disease reflecting current evidence that changes...
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Testing for Earlier Diagnosis
What if we could diagnose Alzheimer’s before symptoms started? The hope is, future treatments could then target the disease in...
Smell and Eye Tests May Soon Detect Dementia
Growing research evidence suggests that decreased ability to correctly identify odors is a predictor of cognitive decline and an early...
New Research Says Men Are More Often Misdiagnosed
Among the 5.2 million Americans age 65 or older with Alzheimer’s disease, nearly two-thirds (3.3 million) are women. However, new...
