Alzheimer’s

New research from the University of Cambridge has suggested that virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests…

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have received a £160,000 funding boost from Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. The announcement comes…

Researchers in the US have linked high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to the risk of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The scientific journal, JAMA Neurology, publishes the…

Older people who experience significant weight gain or weight loss could be raising their risk of developing dementia, suggests a study from Korea published today…

Researchers at the University of Southampton have received a boost of £50,000 from Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. The announcement comes…

Older adults who regularly take part in word and number puzzles have sharper brains, according to the largest online study to date. The more regularly…

“As a cross party group of MPs committed to improving support for people with dementia, we are calling for concerted government action to tackle the…

Researchers in the US have reviewed the latest evidence that a protein TDP-43 is implicated in a new disease process called Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy…

Alzheimer’s Research UK scooped the top prize in the Large Charity category at The Running Awards earlier this month. Having taken bronze last year and…

A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer’s – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers…

Estimates on the number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease could be well below the actual number, according to an expert. Dr Clifford Jack, an…

Nature Neuroscience: Working memory revived in older adults by synchronizing rhythmic brain circuits New US research has shown that a non-invasive brain stimulation procedure could…

A team of US researchers have found that a drug, lonafarnib, is able to decrease brain shrinkage and reduce the build-up of tau in mice….

A care home has praised the “dedicated” efforts of one of its workers to smash the target of raising over a thousand pounds for the…