Ultrasound therapy is emerging as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. It uses ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier, which can help with drug delivery and may also reduce plaques ...

Individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease show altered blood levels indicating damaged neuronal contacts as early as 11 years before the expected onset of dementia symptoms.

A few minutes of conversation might soon be enough to flag early signs of Alzheimer’s ... the disease takes a heavier toll. The technology itself is refreshingly simple. Unlike brain scans ...

"The state of CT cannot ... cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, strokes, incidence of cancers and, worse of all, accelerate neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's.

Now, researchers from Mass General Brigham have developed an innovative at-home smell test that could harness this knowledge to detect Alzheimer’s disease years before traditional symptoms emerge.

Pick's disease, more commonly known today as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), is a neurodegenerative ... than either X-rays or CT scans. Positron emission tomography (PET): This imaging study ...

A smell test developed by researchers could provide an early indication of dementia. "Early detection of cognitive impairment could help us identify people who are at risk of Alzheimer's disease ...

Another biomarker test is the amyloid 42/40 ratio scan, which measures two types of amyloid proteins, another key biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease. At times, such tests work best when used together.