Improving emergency care for people with dementia is focus of new grant
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of four institutions awarded a total of $7.5 million from …
Brain imaging of tau protein in patients with various forms of dementia
A new imaging-based method could enable the early detection and differentiation of a wide variety of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by …
ALS and frontotemporal dementia: Early diagnosis thanks to an experimental test
Researchers are developing a test to diagnose two very serious diseases such as ALS and FTD when the pathologies have …
Dementia symptoms: The tell-tale signs you could have dementia with Lewy bodies
As well as common dementia symptoms, including problems with memory and thinking skills, dementia with Lewy bodies has its own …
Dementia warning: Early sign of Alzheimer’s disease when you talk – when to see a doctor
Dementia is the name given to a group of symptoms linked to an ongoing decline in brain function. You could …
Baby boomers ‘risk dementia more than previous generations’
They warned this could lead to a sharp increase in dementia rates, reversing recent improvements. Professor Hui Zheng, a sociologist …
Dementia diet: Following these simple guidelines could help reduce your risk
Dementia symptoms include memory loss, difficulty concentrating, and having slower thoughts. A person’s risk of developing the condition could be reduced by …
Dementia symptoms: Do you have this problem with your vision? Early sign
Dementia refers to any number of conditions associated with progressive brain decline. In all forms of dementia, the symptoms are …
Dementia warning: Does this describe your belly size? You could be at a higher risk
Dementia becomes a salient issue the older you get. This is because dementia – a cluster of symptoms associated with …
Dementia warning – five of the earliest warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease
Dementia is the name given to a group of symptoms linked to an ongoing decline in brain function. You could …
Dementia care: The sign in your eyes that could signal the brain condition
Dementia describes a cluster of symptoms associated with brain damage, such as memory loss and thinking difficulties, which get worse …
Dementia: Best exercise to prevent and improve symptoms of the degenerative condition
Dementia describes a cluster of symptoms associated with brain damage, such as memory loss and problem-solving. The condition mainly affects …
Study finds two minutes of exercise may reduce dementia risk
People aged over 60 can reduce the risk of age related illnesses such as dementia through just two minutes of …
Dementia symptoms: Are you at risk? Risk factors of developing vascular dementia REVEALED
Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease, affecting around 150,000 people in the UK, …
More people are dying from dementia in England and Wales than ever
More people are dying from dementia in England and Wales than ever before as official figures also reveal the mortality …
High cholesterol could TRIPLE old people’s dementia risk, study warns
High cholesterol could TRIPLE risk of dementia in the over-60s as doctors urge the elderly to cut down on cheese …
Impaired learning linked to family history of Alzheimer’s
Adults with a first-degree relative with Alzheimer’s disease perform more poorly on online paired-learning tasks than adults without such a …
Moments of clarity in dementia patients at end of life: Glimmers of hope?
It happens unexpectedly: a person long thought lost to the ravages of dementia, unable to recall the events of their …