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

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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 ...

Speed training your brain could help delay developing dementia by years, according to a recent National Institutes of Health study.

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 ...

As dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases become more common worldwide, researchers are searching urgently for ways to protect the brain as we age. One area attracting growing attention is ...

New research suggests Alzheimer’s may start far earlier than previously thought, driven by a hidden toxic protein in the brain. Scientists found that an experimental drug, NU-9, blocks this early ...

Staying mentally active throughout life—by reading, writing, playing games, or even learning a new language—may be linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and slower cognitive decline, according ...

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