( Society for Neuroscience ) A protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease kills nerve cells that detect odors, according to an animal study in the Sept. 28 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The findings shed light on why people with Alzheimer’s disease often lose their sense of smell early on ... continue reading
The discovery could one day allow doctors to catch the disease before it’s done irreversible damage. Developing drugs that effectively slow the course of Alzheimer’s disease has been notoriously difficult. Scientists and drug developers believe that a large part of the problem is that they are testing these drugs too ... continue reading
Alzheimer’s disease is a complicated condition that comes on very slowly over the course of many years. The first signs may be quite subtle. The course is irregular with periods of lucid thought interrupted by fluctuations in memory or thinking that are similar to the changes in memory efficiency that ... continue reading