This week we take a brief look at the latest happenings in Alzheimer’s research – from potential breakthroughs in early diagnosis and memory retrieval, to news on possible…

A German neurologist and psychiatrist grieving the untimely loss of his wife throws himself into research on manic depression and schizophrenia. He hears of a nearby woman, 51…

Is there a gender gap when it comes to developing Alzheimer’s disease? A look at the numbers seems to say yes, as a staggering two-thirds of the 5 million…

Alzheimer’s disease, the leading cause of dementia, is currently the 6th highest cause of death in the US, killing more than half a million people every year. That’s…

The link between memory loss and Down syndrome is widely known; virtually all patients with Down’s demonstrate problems with thinking and memory by the time they reach 60…

A sudden loss of sense of smell is not only alarming – it can sometimes be considered one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease. New research may finally help…

Did you know that your brain contains approximately 100 BILLION nerve cells? Yep, I said a billion, and it’s these nerve cells, or neurons, that are affected the…