Scientists have identified a biomarker for Alzheimer's that may help doctors spot the early signs of protein buildup in the ...

Study suggests belly fat is a midlife indicator of Alzheimer’s disease Learn about the research on belly fat’s impact on ...

Becalming those connections might slow the spread of tangles. “Previous research has suggested that amyloid promotes hyperconnectivity ... The scientists used amyloid PET scans to take stock of plaque ...

The study used gold-standard autopsy confirmation to show that a blood test for Alzheimer's disease accurately detected ...

Here is a look at Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive brain disorder that leads to loss of memory and other intellectual abilities. Facts Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, which ...

In the paper, the researchers describe how they examined how aerobic exercise impacted the development of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the hippocampus brain region of rats, as well as the ...

The tissue abnormalities first defined by Alzheimer as clumps and tangles among neurons in the cortex are more specifically defined as amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Plaques are ...

Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, formed by the accumulation of tau protein into ...

If it was full of the plaques and tangles characteristic of the disease, then that person had Alzheimer's. Plaques form when the protein amyloid-beta builds up in the brain. In healthy people ...