An illustration depicts cells in an Alzheimer’s-affected brain, with abnormal levels of beta amyloid protein clumping together to form plaques that collect between neurons and disrupt cell function. - ...

Researchers have found that 40 Hz auditory stimulation may help clear the brain of amyloid plaques. Read on to ​discover more ...

When doctors suspect Alzheimer's, they can order a blood test to learn whether a patient's brain contains the sticky amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the disease. But the results of that test ...

Essentia Health in Duluth now has a new tool to help diagnose Alzheimer’s, and it’s the first of its kind in the Northland. The amyloid PET Scan machine helps detect signs of the plaques that build up ...

TORONTO -- An investigational antibody drug, designed to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to eliminate amyloid-beta plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, performed so well in a phase Ib/IIa ...

A study examining the long-term effects of anti-amyloid therapy gantenerumab suggests that full amyloid plaque removal may help reduce Alzheimer’s symptoms in individuals at risk for dominantly ...

Amyloid beta is a peptide that plays a central role in the neurodegenerative pathology of Alzheimer’s disease by aggregating into plaques in the brain. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ...

For the first time, scientists say, they have evidence that using a biologic drug to remove sticky beta amyloid plaques from the brains of people destined to develop Alzheimer’s dementia can delay the ...