Alzheimer’s disease

Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the [...]

Mayo Clinic discovery scientists are working to better understand the pathology of Alzheimer's, and are one step closer with research on a gene variant that [...]

The apolipoprotein E, or APOE, gene is the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, as most people who get the disease carry the gene. [...]

A 3D model of human brain structure provides a new strategy for exploring the pathology of Alzheimer's disease, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. The study, [...]

Within each of the body’s tiny cells are dozens to tens of dozens of even tinier mitochondria. These organelles (“little organs”) convert fuel from the [...]

As we age and forget why we walked into a particular room, we may joke about our incipient "Alzheimer's." But Alzheimer's disease is no joke. It's a [...]

Despite efforts by researchers, experts are still unable to determine a genetic basis of disease for many people diagnosed. One reason: “camouflaged” genes. These are hidden chromosome regions [...]

While we know Alzheimer's is a disease of aging, there are other factors that increase our risk for this condition. As the prevalence of Alzheimer's [...]

Researchers have long known that genetics play a role in causing the dementia of Alzheimer’s disease, but genes, it turns out, are only part of [...]

In the world of scientific research, a decade can go by without major findings on what’s known about a disease. But over the past 10 [...]