Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia that profoundly alters a person’s memory and cognitive function, affects an estimated 6.7 million U.S. adults at least 65 years old, according to the ...

BOSTON, March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Molecular Imaging (LMI) and St. Teresa's Hospital are pleased to announce that Florbetaben (18F) Injection (brand name: Neuraceq ®) will be available in ...

Not the Same. In amyloid-negative people (left) few tangles accumulate over a decade. In amyloid-positives (right), tangles grow faster in women (red) than men (blue). [Courtesy of Gillian Coughlan, ...

Samsung C&T announced Thursday that its Life Science Fund, established in collaboration with Samsung Biologics, Samsung ...

Sex differences in tau may help explain why women face higher Alzheimer's dementia risk than men. At high levels of brain ...

These drugs work by clearing amyloid from the brain, which doctors can see on specialized imaging called a PET brain scan. Administered through a needle placed in an arm vein, these medications ...

along with plasma p-tau217 levels and MK6420 Tau PET scans from them. Compared with p-tau217 assays, the VeraBIND assay was less specific and less sensitive at predicting a person’s amyloid status, ...

Since Alzheimer’s advanced stage has no cure right now, the entire focus of Zentara is on prevention. For this purpose, it has identified two goals: make early Alzheimer’s diagnosis cheaper and give ...

Older women who take menopausal hormone therapy may be at a higher risk of Alzheimer's. A study published in Science Advances on Wednesday found faster accumulation of tau proteins – implicated in ...

A new study by Mass General Brigham researchers has found faster accumulation of tau—a key indicator of Alzheimer's ...

A new study suggests that women who use a popular hormonal menopause treatment later in life may be at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.