A new study has pinpointed how the APOE4 gene variant sabotages the brain’s energy balance, blocking neurons from burning fat ...

New results on the oral Alzheimer's pill, valiltramiprosate, claims it can slow down the brain atrophy that causes ...

Garg, recently named to BioSpace’s 40 Under 40, proved her mettle managing one of the toughest partnerships out there: the ...

Researchers at Aarhus University found that the APOE4 gene increases Alzheimer’s risk by blocking brain cells from switching ...

Actor Chris Hemsworth, Marvel's Thor, generated a lot of interest in Alzheimer's disease earlier this month when he revealed genetic testing showed he had two copies of the APOE-e4 gene, one of the ...

Women are significantly more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease. Earlier age at menopause is associated with a ...

Microglia keep the brain on an even keel, and in doing so, they themselves undergo profound changes, especially when neurons begin to degenerate. Alas, exactly what molecular mechanisms are driving ...

Apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4), the Goliath of late-onset Alzheimer's disease genes (see AlzGene top results), is an enigma. Its protein clearly plays a role in AD and could be a therapeutic target, but ...

Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have enhanced the understanding of how a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease keeps young brains healthy, but can damage them later in life — ...

VIENNA, Austria — Association of the apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE) allele and greatly elevated risk of developing Alzheimer's disease emerged 2 decades ago. But a recent study indicates that the level of ...