Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's drug from Eisai and Biogen may carry serious side-effects, but shows support for Amyloid theory

Game's creators hope it could eventually enable diagnosis, treatments of patients far earlier

The drugs restored memory in mice with FTD and prevented signs of brain cell damage in most mice with prion disease.

Results suggest being highly educated may protect against dementia in presence of long sleep duration

The study suggests that some professional football players might risk the same cognitive problems suffered by boxers

Tau, a protein, can accumulate, damage cells and lead to failures of memory.

This alternative has the benefit of being a one-off procedure

Will the same results be seen if the process is repeated with humans?

Some of the main symptoms of the disease include slurred speech, memory impairment, loss of concentration and more