According to another paper submitted by University of Louisville microbiologist Jan Potempa, the pathogen behind chronic gum ...

Studies are linking a pathogen behind gum disease with Alzheimer's - a discovery that could help provide early indicators ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein ...

Research by the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Research Center proposes that a common herpes virus may travel through the body ...

Every couple of years it seems like another wave of stories emerge claiming picking your nose is a major causal factor in the ...

A study reveals how a common gut bacterium may accelerate Alzheimer’s disease, reshaping medical perspectives on brain health ...

There have been several studies that have linked bacteria in the mouth to dementia. Research has generally suggested that ...

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

In a new scientific model, researchers explore the role of stress granules on cell function, tying it to a potential cause ...

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 ...

In recent years, a growing number of scientific studies have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease isn't just a ...