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Alzheimer’s Research UK launches website explaining dementia to children
Alzheimer’s Research UK has created a website called ‘Dementia Explained’ to help young people better understand dementia as a new poll reveals that nearly three in ten parents in the UK say their...
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Alzheimer’s Society see increase for support requests as dementia often...
Signs of dementia detected at Christmas – demand for support from Alzheimer’s Society soars after the festive period. New research shows confusion over dementia signs and long waits to seek help At...
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Dementia diagnosis leaves 64% of people feeling isolated
New research by Alzheimer’s Society shows that 42% of people in the South East mistakenly think that once a person with dementia stops recognising loved ones, they don’t benefit that much from spending...
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Clinical trial looks at potential vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease
A new clinical trial is underway to look at a potential vaccine that targets tau protein in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is caused when proteins called amyloid and tau...
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Long lonely days for many living with dementia
As we head into a new year and the celebrations are over, many people with dementia and their carers may face long, dark days ahead until they next spend time socialising or getting out of the house....
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Leeds Beckett University researchers to evaluate Dementia Diaries project
Researchers at Leeds Beckett University are set to evaluate a project that brings together people’s diverse experiences of living with dementia as a series of audio diaries. The Leeds Beckett team will...
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Blocking brain inflammation could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
A study, published today (Friday 8 January) in the journal Brain, has found that blocking a receptor in the brain responsible for regulating immune cells could protect against some of the memory and...
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Changes in urine provide early indication of Alzheimer’s disease in mice
A new study from the Monell Center, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found differences in urine odour in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. The study was published in the online journal...
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Vitamin B may help improve thinking in older people
Findings published today, Monday 18 January 2016, in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease suggest that vitamin B supplements could help to improve learning and memory for some older people who already...
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Cancer drug improves Alzheimer’s disease symptoms in mice
Results published today, Monday 18 January, in Nature Medicine show that a cancer drug that activates the body’s immune cells against tumours improves symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The drug...
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Data from GP visits could be used to predict dementia risk
New research published in BMC Medicine suggests that information routinely gathered by GPs could be used to assess the risk of developing dementia. Researchers at UCL used anonymised data from almost 1...
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Increased protein in brain linked to slower mental decline, study suggests
Older people with higher amounts of the protein, known as BDNF, in their brains were shown to have a slower decline in their memory and thinking abilities than people with lower amounts of it, shows a...
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Great weight loss during ageing may increase risk of mild cognitive...
Increasing weight loss per decade as people aged from midlife to later life has been associated with an increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to an article published online by...
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Head injuries linked to increased risk of developing dementia, study suggests
A study of head injury patients reveals protein clumps in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published today by Imperial College London in Neurology, the medical journal of the...
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Cancer drug could protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Published research indicates that a cancer drug, bexarotene, could potentially be used to help protect against Alzheimer’s disease. The international team of researchers, from the University of...
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NHS pilot scheme aims to break new ground in dementia care in Yorkshire and...
THE growing number of people living with dementia nationally are to benefit from a new initiative poised for launch in care homes across Yorkshire and East Lancashire. The pilot project aims to break...
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Keeping the brain busy may delay physical symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease for...
Research published today in Neurology suggests that staying in school for longer and keeping your brain busy may help to delay some of the brain changes seen in Alzheimer’s disease, but only for people...
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Is Alzheimer’s disease catching? More research needed say Alzheimer’s Society
An editorial in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease brings together evidence linking microbes – a virus and two kinds of bacteria – to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The authors are calling for...
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Nutritional drink supplement can help memory symptoms in people with very...
An over-the-counter drink containing the active ingredient Fortasyn Connect has been shown to improve memory in those with mild cognitive impairment due to the very early stages of Alzheimer’s...
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Possible link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s
A new study jointly led by King’s College London and the University of Southampton – published this week (Thursday 10 March 2016) in the journal PLOS ONE – suggests a link between gum disease and...
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