US researchers have reported that high levels of bad cholesterol and low levels of good cholesterol are associated with greater amounts of the Alzheimer’s protein, amyloid, in the brain in a group of people at high cardiovascular risk.
A US study suggests that some older people with a history of head injury and loss of consciousness are more likely to have a build-up of amyloid – a hallmark Alzheimer’s protein – in their brains.
Scientists at the University of Leeds have developed a new technology that could form the basis of a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers in the US have used brain imaging techniques to identify an area of the brain, called the lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC), that is particularly vulnerable in Alzheimer’s disease.
A global team of researchers has linked a rare change in a gene called PLD3 to a doubling in the risk of the most common, late-onset form of Alzheimer’s disease.
As the UK today hosts the first G8 summit on dementia research, a new £3 million Dementia Consortium bringing together research experts from the charitable, academic and private sectors has launched to expedite development of new drugs for dementia.
A group of leading doctors from the G8 countries have penned a letter to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron, urging them not to overlook the importance of diet and lifestyle factors in reducing the risk of dementia.
In a policy brief launched today, entitled The Global Impact of Dementia 2013-2050, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has announced that the number of people living with dementia
A systematic review of trials into exercise has shown it may help improve cognition for people with dementia and their ability to perform day to day activities. The review is published by The Cochrane Collaboration.
Researchers in the US have suggested that improvements in health may have contributed to a decline in dementia prevalence in certain sections of the population.