Alzheimer's Disease

The movement of proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases could serve as a target for future therapies

If it's good for the heart, it could also be good for the neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, cells that make up the main items on the brain's parts list.

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Discrimination and stigma are concerns, but coming out can be a boon to your career—if the conditions are right

A documentary captures people with dementia reconnecting to emotions and lost memories through music

In 2010, the National Institutes of Health held a conference to determine what measures, including behavioral steps like exercise and diet, could be taken to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.

Phytosterols can help keep your heart and brain young. Find out which foods contain them and how much you need

Implants to restore brain function lost to injury and disease win support from a defense agency

Many studies have found that familiar songs enhance mood, relieve stress and reduce anxiety in patients with Alzheimer's, perhaps because musical memory is often spared even when a patient has declined to a low level of cognition. Two new studies find that familiar music also improves cognitive symptoms in the disease.

Scientists are studying them together to find underlying causes