13+ hour, 59+ min ago   (826+ words) Alzheimer’s can begin changing the brain years, even decades, before memory problems become noticeable. That has made finding the disease as early as possible one of the biggest goals in Alzheimer’s research. But what if some of the changes scientists…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1168+ words) Keeping your brain sharp as you age might bring to mind crossword puzzles, memory games, or learning a new language. Those can all challenge the brain, but according to one neurologist who specializes in memory disorders, one of the best…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (509+ words) Mice treated with a compound developed at ETH Zurich grew fewer gray hairs as they aged — one signal from a study examining why Alzheimer’s disease destroys nerve cells and whether a single enzyme, quietly misbehaving inside the brain, might be…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago   (629+ words) A never-before-seen amyloid fold linked to the Flemish APP mutation may explain why amyloid-beta targets blood vessels in a rare The post A Rare Alzheimer’s Mutation Just Revealed a Protein Fold Nobody Had Ever Seen appeared first on The Hearty…...