Have you ever caught yourself absentmindedly picking your nose in a quiet moment? It feels like a private, harmless habit ...

Neurologists have found a daily target of 3,000 to 5,000 steps is the minimum you need to reduce Alzheimer’s risk. It’s a ...

Early brain amyloid accumulation was found in otherwise healthy young men exposed to repetitive subconcussive blast injuries, a pilot study showed. Discriminant analysis based on regional amyloid PET ...

“Walking increases both blood flow and oxygen delivery to the brain, which is essential for maintaining optimal neurological ...

The experimental pill ALZ-801 slowed memory decline by 50% and reduced brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's patients with ...

Lowering the transcription factor PU.1 reprograms microglia into a neuroprotective, lymphoid-like state that compacts amyloid ...

A link between abnormal blood levels of amyloid -- a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease -- and subtle changes in brain microstructures on a type of MRI could lead to a new way to detect ...

You don’t need 10,000 steps to protect your brain. A new study finds that just 3,000 a day can slow Alzheimer’s-related tau ...

Melanoma cells that spread and grow in the brain secrete amyloid beta—nearly three times as much as melanoma cells that spread to other parts of the body, a new study finds. Researchers show amyloid ...

Phoenix, AZ (December 9th, 2014) - Healthy, elderly research participants who report being more sleepy and less rested have higher levels of amyloid deposition in regions of the brain that are ...

Anti-amyloid therapies for Alzheimer's disease accelerated brain atrophy, a systematic review and meta-analysis of MRI data showed. Across 31 clinical trials, brain volume changes were seen for ...

Walking a few thousand steps daily may help hold off Alzheimer’s for years, a Mass General Brigham study found. Even moderate ...