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The dots in the picture are immune cells called microglia (highlighted with a black stain), which are more prevalent in brains affected b...

Little is know about the ultra high-energy cosmic rays that regularly penetrate the atmosphere. J. Yang / NSF    Space May Accelerate ...

Injection Offers Alzheimer's Hope -- The Telegraph Hopes have been raised for new Alzheimer's treatments after scientists found an i...

(Click on Image to Enlarge) Take The Alzheimer's Test: The 21 Questions That Can Reveal If YOU Are At Risk... -- Daily Mail A quick test...

From The Telegraph: Vitamin B tablets could slow and even halt the devastating march of Alzheimer's Disease in the elderly, a breakthrou...

From Live Science: A newly developed handwritten test designed to assess cognitive abilities in older adults could one day serve as a tool t...

In a new study, neuroscientists succeeded in preventing memory loss in fruit flies caused by brain plaques similar to those thought to cause...

An intellectual advantage (Image: Joerg Sarbach/AP/PA) From The New Scientist: A GENE variant that ups your risk of developing Alzheimer...

From Times Online: Neurons have been created directly from skin cells for the first time, in a remarkable study that suggests that our biolo...

From Times Online: Neurons have been created directly from skin cells for the first time, in a remarkable study that suggests that our biolo...

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that a "longevity gene" helps to slow age-relat...

Mobile phones may stave off Alzheimer's Disease Photo: GETTY From The Telegraph: Talking on a mobile telephone can improve memory and...

From Time Magazine: (MARIETTA, Pa.) — Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infe...

From Science News: Losing sleep could lead to losing brain cells, a new study suggests. Levels of a protein that forms the hallmark plaques ...

From Live Science: Catching a cold or any other infection could cause more memory loss in people with Alzheimer's disease, a new study s...

Karen Kasmauski / Science Faction / Corbis From Time Magazine: Fifteen years since the last discovery of its kind, scientists have finally i...

From The Independent: Scientists are to investigate whether human-engineered nanoparticles which are found in sunscreen have any links with ...

From The Telegraph: Following a Mediterranean-style diet and exercising regularly can cut the chances of developing Alzheimer's by as mu...

PET scans can detect the decline in glucose metabolism associated with decreased cognitive function, particularly in the temporal and pariet...

Photo: A glass or two of wine a day -- but no more -- appears to protect older adults from developing dementia, researchers reported here a...