Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 55 million people worldwide. Currently, the two main approaches for treatments to delay…
The phrase ‘you are what you eat’ was coined almost a century before Alois Alzheimer made his breakthrough in identifying brain disease, but the evidence…
Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure is…
Upward social mobility may ward off dementia, according to a new study. Dementia, a collective term for conditions marked by memory loss and diminished cognitive…
A study has found that while some medical conditions appear to increase our likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease, others appear to decrease the odds.
A study by Duke and Columbia Universities finds older, non-white adults are more likely to live in areas with higher air pollution and near toxic…
Results from a new study suggest that long-term exposure to air pollution leads to increased risk in dementia in Denmark.
It has long been known that a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and most other neurodegenerative diseases, is the clumping together of insoluble protein aggregates in…
Dementia often leads to the appointment of a legal guardian for the individual affected, as their legal capacity diminishes as the disease progresses. Cognitive symptoms…
Solving a quiz as a group while moving around the room at the same time—this combination is the basis of a new tool designed to…