Japan is turning to robots and AI tracking tech as dementia cases rise and thousands of older residents go missing each year.

Japan is grappling with a fast-growing dementia crisis as thousands of older people wander from their homes each year. Police data shows that more than 18,000 dementia patients went missing in 2023, ...

Current antibody-based treatments for Alzheimer’s disease remain costly and carry significant side effects, highlighting the need for safer alternatives. In a new study, researchers from Kindai ...

Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, researchers aren’t giving up yet.

A new study finds that taking arginine orally may lower amyloid buildup and neuroinflammation, suggesting a safe, low-cost ...

As a young neurologist, Takeshi Ikeuchi grasped two critical realities. First, Japan faces a mounting dementia crisis, with nearly six million people — one in seven seniors — projected to be affected ...

Alzheimer's disease often begins many years before memory problems appear. During that silent phase, toxic changes slowly ...

A conceptual illustration depicting key cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease—memory impairment, disorientation, and executive dysfunction. These symptoms represent the primary manifestations of ...

A new study shows that oral arginine, a naturally occurring amino acid, can significantly suppress amyloid-β aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease models.

A new Japanese study suggests that eating cheese at least once a week may modestly lower dementia risk in older adults, ...