For the first time, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers have studied how work, volunteering and leisure activities ...

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating, progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects about 7 million Americans, a figure that is expected to nearly double by 2050, according to the ...

High cholesterol levels can pose significant risks to health, including affecting memory. Research highlights a link between ...

The study also found that the risk from losing smell was similar to that of carrying the APOE-e4 gene, which is a well-known ...

A delay in getting to the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep may be linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, ...

Research indicates longer REM latency is associated with higher Alzheimer's biomarkers, pointing to its potential as an early ...

a known APOE protective variant, including its associations with longevity, cognition, and neuroimaging, and neuropathology, all in humans. If e2’s protective effects—and their limits—could be ...

Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a key genetic risk factor in the complex landscape of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), especially in its late-onset sporadic form. Genetic variation in the ApoE gene is a ...

COVID-19, even in mild cases, is linked to changes in Alzheimer’s disease-related brain biomarkers comparable to four years ...

Patel said. “We know about three genes that can cause early onset Alzheimer's disease, and that's when someone can develop symptoms in their 40s and there are multiple family members who are affected ...