Alzheimer's

While CRISPR technology is generating a new wave of optimism for curing neurological diseases, experts warn that it has to be one part of a larger approach.

In low, pharmaceutical-grade doses, meth may actually repair and protect the brain in certain circumstances.

When a family member gets diagnosed with dementia, gun-rights advocates have a difficult choice ahead of them.

New research suggests it creates a cognitive reserve the brain can utilize when other regions start to decay.

Alkahest is performing patient trials to see if injecting plasma into Alzheimer's patients can mitigate the effects of the disease.

Countries around the world set a goal to find a treatment for Alzheimer's disease by 2025. But that objective seems increasingly less attainable.

In honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Jay Newton-Small tells the story of how she and her family became acutely, personally aware of the disease.

Getting disoriented in a virtual treasure hunt could be an early warning sign.

We’ve been slow to mobilize against the growing Alzheimer’s epidemic. Perhaps that’s because women are shouldering most of the burden.

There’s a strong cultural distaste for thinking about the elderly engaged in sexual activity, but we must if we’re going to protect an aging population.

For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.

The cause of Alzheimer’s disease has troubled the science world’s best detectives. Can such a mystery really be solved if we gather enough clues?

Research from India shows the buffering effect of bilingualism even extends to the illiterate.

New research finds mentally challenging activities build up cognitive reserves, providing protection against the effects of common old-age neurological disorders.

New research shows that if your parents lived longer lives than those in their peer group your risk of cognitive impairment is reduced.