A new tablet-based software called BrainCheck is attempting to bring neuropsychological assessment to the comfort of your own home. How? By merging the fields of software programming and ...

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Dear Savvy Senior: At age 70, I’ve become more and more forgetful lately and I’m concerned it may be an early sign of dementia. Are there any memory screening tools or services that you can recommend ...

A three-minute brainwave test could detect signs of memory problems linked to Alzheimer’s disease years before clinical diagnosis is possible, a trial has found. Researchers suggest this could be a ...

Scientists found that a blood protein called p tau217 may reveal dementia risk up to 25 years before symptoms appear.

Memory problems affect virtually everyone at some point in their daily lives, yet people often feel embarrassed or worried when they experience these perfectly normal cognitive hiccups. The human ...

It can take months or years for doctors to determine whether people with early signs of memory loss have Alzheimer's disease. But experts say a new generation of blood tests may replace the expensive ...

Relying on clinical symptoms of memory loss to diagnose Alzheimer's disease may miss other forms of dementia caused by Alzheimer's that don't initially affect memory, reports a new Northwestern ...

Los Angeles Times: Peter Whitehouse, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed how the Alzheimer’s Association would stand to increase its potential donor base by expanding the net of ...

More than 7 million Americans aged 65 and older have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. Yet average wait times for a dementia diagnosis range from 12 months to nearly four years.

People who experience prolonged depressive symptoms starting in young adulthood may have worse thinking and memory skills in middle age, according to a new study. The study also found that depressive ...