A light-activated graphene and black phosphorus biosensor detects Alzheimer's biomarkers in blood at zeptomole sensitivity, ...

Gopalasamudram Narayana Ramachandran was a brilliant Indian scientist. His work revolutionized protein structure and medical ...

A new study has identified a mutation in the TREM2 gene that disrupts the brain’s ability to clear toxic amyloid plaques, increasing Alzheimer’s disease risk.

Johns Hopkins scientists uncovered microscopic “nanotube” channels that neurons use to transfer toxic molecules. While this ...

A new study shows that a single injection of specially designed nanoparticles can dramatically reduce levels of a toxic ...

Previous research investigating sex differences in brain ageing has shown mixed results, Ravndal adds. Several studies have ...

In 2022, scientists examined the brains of 22 stranded marine mammals and found something astonishing: Alzheimer's-like ...

Women are far more likely than men to end up with Alzheimer's disease (AD). This may, at least partially, be due to women's longer average lifespans, but many scientists think there is probably more ...

For decades, scientists believed Alzheimer’s was driven mainly by sticky protein plaques and tangles in the brain. Now Purdue researchers have revealed a hidden culprit: fat. They found that brain ...

A new study has found that dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon show brain changes similar to those seen in ...

A team of scientists at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has published new evidence suggesting that the brain's protective shield—known as the blood-brain barrier (BBB)—remains ...

Sept. 24 (UPI) --In a finding that could change the way Alzheimer's disease is treated, researchers have identified a brain biomarker that could allow the condition to be detected decades before ...