Scientists take key step toward Alzheimer's test
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Scientists have identified a group  of proteins that together indicate a person has Alzheimer's  disease in what may be a big step toward an accurate test for  the devastating brain ailment.
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Scientists say a simple smell test may be able to help doctors identify certain people at risk for developing Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
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There appears to be  considerable interest among healthy older adults in screening  and treatment for mild cognitive impairment, a condition now  generally considered to be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.
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TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have zeroed in on blood biomarkers that could someday help doctors predict who&#39;s at risk for Alzheimer&#39;s disease. They might even help guide treatment, the U.S. researchers added.
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A new technique may someday be able to stop Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news - web sites) before it starts. Tapping into the &quot;Trojan horse&quot; strategy, scientists
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A new study will look at the brains  of Alzheimer's patients to see if various scans can chart the  disease and if new drugs can slow it down, doctors said on  Wednesday.
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Scientists have discovered molecular janitors that clear away a sticky gunk blamed for Alzheimer's disease &#151; until they get old and quit sweeping up.
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NEW YORK  - Gene therapy might one day be  an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, new experiments  in mice suggest.
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A new test may help scientists answer a perplexing &quot;which came first&quot; question about the development of Alzheimer&#039;s disease, possibly pointing the way to earlier diagnosis or even treatment.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new computer-aided analysis technique may help spot early signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research.
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An experimental test that analyzes proteins in spinal fluid offers hope for definitive diagnosis of the disease.
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Applying some of the same brain-scan technology used to understand Alzheimer's and autism, scientists are trying to learn what makes a Republican's mind different from a Democrat's.
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New tests involving blood and brain scans can detect symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and brief appraisals of real-life functioning can predict who is likely to develop it, researchers said on Sunday.
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A new study will look at the brains of Alzheimer&#39;s patients to see if various scans can chart the disease and if new drugs can slow it down, doctors said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers may have hit upon a  strategy to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease -- although  the technique has only been tested in the lab at this point.
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Findings from a small study suggest that antibody therapy may improve the thinking ability of patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
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John Hopkins University School of Medicine launched a study of the cause of autism and had made a step forward. A recent study of brain tissue taken from affected patients has