More than 55 million people worldwide live with dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease accounts for the majority of cases. For ...

The calling card of Alzheimer’s disease is a buildup of misfolded amyloid protein in the brain, but many medicines struggle ...

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have engineered brain cells to hunt and destroy amyloid plaques, cutting toxic buildup by roughly half in aged mice with advanced Alzheimer’s-like ...

A novel approach using a lysosomal enzyme to prevent and reverse amyloid accumulation inside as well as outside neurons, with greater potency, delivered in a one-time gene therapy ...

Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer's disease has remained a mystery – until now. A ...

A new study suggests a surprisingly simple compound could help fight Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that arginine—an inexpensive amino acid already considered safe—can reduce the buildup of ...

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Arginine reduced Alzheimer's plaques and improved memory in mice, offering hope for future medical treatments.

Missing just one night of sleep may trigger Alzheimer’s-like changes in the brain, including toxic protein buildup.

Three patients with light chain amyloidosis have been treated with CAR T cell therapy in the first European clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of this immunotherapy in this patient group, ...