Low-level light therapy, also called photobiomodulation (PBM), has emerged as a promising approach to Alzheimer's treatment, ...

The retina, that thin layer of tissue at the back of your eye ... This involves a lumbar puncture (or spinal tap), where a small sample of fluid is taken from your lower back. Amyloid Beta and Tau ...

Despite the retina’s complex structure ... research on proliferative DR in mice revealed associations between amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) gene expression and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk ...

Brain inflammation, while a crucial part of the body's immune response, takes on a detrimental role in Alzheimer's disease.

Lecanemab has given us more years together. That’s not ‘minute’ nor ‘minimal’ to me,” writes one reader in STAT’s letters to ...

The factor that tips you over the edge from being at risk for a disease to actually developing the disease is not always ...

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 ...

They also say that their graphene grid method could be used to determine the structures of other small and unstable proteins -- including the amyloid-beta peptide that builds up in the brain in ...