dementia

Drug Restores Brain Function in Alzheimer's Animal Model

Posted in Medicine on 30th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Amyloid beta is a protein believed to be a major cause of Alzheimers disease.

9 lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, according to an international study in the Lancet.

Sharp focus on Alzheimer's may help target drugs

Posted in Science on 6th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Abnormal deposits that build up in the brain during Alzheimer's have been pictured in unprecedented detail by UK scientists.

Dementia-related brain changes observed before memory or thinking problems are noticeable

Posted in Medicine on 22nd May, 2017
by Alex Muller

A potential brain imaging predictor for dementia.

Experts excited by 'wonder-drug' for neurodegenerative diseases

Posted in Medicine on 21st Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Scientists hope they have found a drug to stop all neurodegenerative brain diseases, including dementia.