Treating the neurodegenerative disease in its earlier stages is key to slowing cognitive decline. A new study offers hope for ...

Ambroxol is commonly used as an expectorant in cough syrup, helping thin out mucus so people with respiratory illnesses can ...

An analysis of 1.7 million patients shows semaglutide may significantly reduce Alzheimer and vascular dementia risk compared ...

A drug used to treat insomnia ... The role of amyloid beta proteins in Alzheimer's has been controversial, but they're not the only proteins implicated in the disease. Tau proteins normally contribute ...

The unexpected ways Ozempic-like drugs might fight dementia They were designed to treat diabetes, then prescribed for weight loss, and now—as researchers are finding—they might hold the secret ...

A world-first brain scanning technique could identify signs of Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms appear. The method, which analyses the cell structure of the brain, has been found to ...

A class of HIV drugs known as nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, reducing risk by up to 13%, a new study suggests.

More information: Fertan E, et al, Lecanemab preferentially binds to smaller aggregates present at early Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's & Dementia (2025). DOI: 10.1002/alz.70086. alz-journals ...

We were interested in finding out more about the therapeutic effects of these drugs, by studying which type of aggregates they were targeting. “We found that, of the four drugs, lecanemab was the best ...

A new scientific breakthrough may soon offer hope for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. A group of researchers in Spain has developed a drug candidate that could help fight the condition ...

A drug originally developed to treat a rare neurological disease that weakens nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord may also hold promise for combating Alzheimer's, according to new research ...