Tag: alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's is a disease of the brain, but its effects might originate elsewhere in the body -- and so, too, could new treatment options.

Treating Alzheimer's with drugs is nearly impossible, thanks to the blood-brain barrier. But researchers may have found a workaround.

The cause of Alzheimer's, which affects 500,000 Canadians, is unknown but investigations into its genetic basis are providing vital new clues.

While there's currently no test that can definitively diagnose Alzheimer's, new methods of studying the eye could help catch the disease early on.