Alzheimer's disease has a biologically based definition, according to criteria developed by an Alzheimer's Association workgroup. The new criteria include biomarker classifications and a revised ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by accumulation of beta-amyloid in extracellular plaques and tau protein in intracellular neurofibrillary tangles ...

Today, Prof. Howard Feldman presented revised diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) Conference in Madrid on behalf of the International ...

In October, Caring—an organization supporting caregivers of people with dementia—released its rankings of the most dementia-friendly states. Such reports are issued occasionally by various entities, ...

Share on Pinterest Newly revised diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s may help improve disease prognosis. Image credit: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images. About 32 million people around the world are ...

Biomarker changes that occur in the period between normal cognition and the diagnosis of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease have not been extensively investigated in longitudinal studies. We conducted a ...

Genetic tests for Alzheimer’s can detect specific genes linked to the disease. In most cases, they can’t definitively confirm or predict a diagnosis, but they can provide insight into your relative ...