This is called early onset familial Alzheimer’s disease. But if you have a family history of dementia, don’t panic. For the most part, your genes don’t guarantee that you’ll get Alzheimer’s.

Mutations in the gene encoding APP, the precursor to amyloid-β, are found to underpin some cases of familial Alzheimer’s disease. About 5–10% of cases of Alzheimer’s disease are genetically ...

Genetic testing is important if you have a history of Alzheimer's in your family, but according to experts, it should be ...

Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research using sophisticated brain mapping ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia ... "When comparing the astrocytes between sporadic Alzheimer's and familial Alzheimer's, we found key changes in the mitochondria.

Oct. 15, 2024 — Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research using sophisticated brain mapping tools. According to researchers who discovered this new ...

Study Explores How Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) May Be Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Oct. 16, 2024 — Researchers used mouse models and human post-mortem brain tissue to study the molecular ...

A research team at the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has led a study describing a new ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a common form of dementia that causes progressive brain damage, leading to memory loss and cognitive decline. Though anyone can develop this disease, aging is the primary ...

Researchers do not believe Alzheimer’s disease has one specific cause. Instead, a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle risk factors can contribute to the condition. Alzheimer’s ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia ... “When comparing the astrocytes between sporadic Alzheimer’s and familial Alzheimer’s, we found key changes in the mitochondria. As well as ...

Alzheimer's disease might damage the brain in two distinct phases, a new study suggests. An early phase that occurs slowly and silently appears to lay the groundwork for a second, more widely ...