Research

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that suPAR, a circulating protein measured by a simple blood test, can reliably predict a person’s chances of developing chronic kidney disease as much as five years before this common killer starts causing damage.

A strong sense that your life has meaning and direction may make you less likely to develop areas of brain damage

A new diet could significantly lower a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease

There's an urgent need for more research, treatments and preventive strategies to reduce the impact of this epidemic

People with high amounts of abdominal fat in their middle age are 3.6 times as likely to develop memory loss and dementia later in their life

A new study by researchers at Rush indicates that Alzheimer’s disease may be one of the leading causes of death in the United States

The risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease among older African Americans may be two to three times greater than in the non-Hispanic white population

Stem cell clinical trials at Rush help treat patients with severe heart disease