People at heightened risk of Alzheimer’s disease may be able to slow their cognitive decline by taking more daily steps, a new study suggests. Researchers found people with early, presymptomatic ...

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease develops, and a decades-old drug could be the ...

Walking a few thousand steps daily may help hold off Alzheimer’s for years, a Mass General Brigham study found. Even moderate physical activity slowed both cognitive decline and the buildup of harmful ...

A team of Mayo Clinic scientists have created a way to estimate a person’s risk of developing memory and thinking problems long before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease begin, potentially changing how ...

Scientists may have found a way to stop Alzheimer’s damage before it starts — by “melting” the tiny protein clumps that are the early triggers of the disease. Alzheimer’s has long been linked to ...

LANSING, Mich. (ABC 4) — On Real Possibilities with AARP Michigan, associate professor of translational neuroscience Dr. Scott Counts from Michigan State University discusses recent advances in ...

Lifelong learning can delay Alzheimer's by 5 years. New research explores the link between mental activity and dementia risk.

A "promising lead" may move the field into developing effective interventions, NIA directo ...

Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training - in this case, speed of processing training, which helps people quickly find visual information on a computer ...

The research found that mice with Alzheimer's disease symptoms improved when a certain brain protein was suppressed.