Investigators from Mass General Brigham have conducted a multi-ancestry, whole genome sequencing association study of ...

The scientists found that HSV-1 activates transposable elements that impact the accumulation of Alzheimer's-linked proteins ...

A 75-year-old man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s has yet to show signs of the disease. Could this offer ...

In a groundbreaking multi-ancestry study, researchers from Mass General Brigham have identified 16 new susceptibility genes ...

Jaime Bortz, 39, is losing her memory to dementia. Her mom, now a full-time carer, is foreshadowing the burden many families ...

Alzheimer's has long been considered somewhat of a medical mystery - but could that be because medics are looking for causes ...

Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...

New research from Northeastern University suggests that diet may have a greater impact than genetics on the risk of ...

New research suggests that a specific type of body fat, called visceral fat, may play a key role in the early buildup of ...