Researchers at Mass General Hospital believe your nose knows a lot of very important information about your brain. Which is why they recently introduced a new test that uses your sense of smell to ...

A simple at-home brainwave test can detect signs of memory impairment linked to Alzheimer's disease years before clinical diagnosis is typically possible. This feat has been demonstrated by ...

Listening to music immediately after learning new information may help improve memory retention in older adults and ...

John Stennard, a healthy study volunteer taking the Fastball test in his home, with Dr George Stohart from the University of Bath. A simple brainwave test developed at the University of Bath has been ...

Among the many difficult features of Alzheimer’s is that doctors can never really say with certainty which patients who show signs of memory loss will go on to develop the neurodegenerative disorder.

The FDA recently cleared the Lumipulse blood test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in people 55 and over with memory loss. The noninvasive Lumipulse blood test measures the levels of two ...

The prognosis for Alzheimer’s disease is much better when patients are diagnosed as early as possible. And there’s great news on that front. WTOP talked to two local doctors about an advancement in ...

In many cases, it's not until memory problems start creeping up that most people learn they have Alzheimer's disease. By then, the disease may already be progressing, leaving limited options for ...