NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became …
Scientists investigating Alzheimer’s disease have determined the structure of molecules within a human brain for the very first time. Published today in Nature, the study describes how scientists used cryo-electron …
Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer’s disease. …
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have unveiled a pioneering study shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study, titled “Effects of amyloid-β-mimicking …
A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to …
Actor Gena Rowlands, an Emmy and Golden Globe winner best known to modern audiences for her heart-wrenching performance in “The Notebook,” has Alzheimer’s disease. Director and actor Nick Cassavetes, who …
A scientific story that began with a discovery in just one extraordinary patient is now panning out. In 2019, an international team that included researchers from two Mass General Brigham …
A new study suggests that certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). This observational finding may seem surprising, …
Research led by in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature seen …
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that whether a person inherits risk of Alzheimer’s disease from their mother or father influences risk of biological changes in …