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Mouse experiment suggests it may be, but what that means for humans isn't clear

Animal research suggests that a rare, familial form of Alzheimer's disease can be transmitted via bone marrow transplantation, but experts urge caution in interpreting this finding.

Microglia are specialized immune cells in the brain. While they normally protect our brains, they can also contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

Contaminated injections of growth hormone may have caused five rare cases of dementia, scientists think.

Contaminated injections of growth hormone may have caused five rare cases of dementia, scientists think.

The findings change our understanding of the driving forces of Alzheimers and highlight the need to review existing treatments.

Five people who were treated as children with cadaver-derived human growth hormone (c-hGH) developed symptoms of dementia when they were aged between 36 and 55, new research suggests.

Knowing that Alzheimers comes in at least five distinct forms could change the treatment landscape, the scientists behind the new study say.

A fiber implanted into the hippocampus could allow scientists to study real-time changes in the brain as the disease takes hold.

About 55 million people live with dementia worldwide. New research into why brain cells die is enabling scientists to develop effective Alzheimer's drugs.