Researchers create ‘mini-brains’ to model Lewy body dementia and identify treatments
Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that shares traits with Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, but can ...
Tag: dementia
Loneliness increases dementia risk by 31%, study finds
A new study reveals that persistent loneliness has detrimental consequences on brain aging and significantly increases the risk of dementia. ...
Study suggests people with high blood pressure may reduce their risk of developing dementia by drinking coffee regularly
A team of public health researchers from Ningxia Medical University in China has found, through analysis of medical records, that ...
This amount of olive oil every day is associated with a lower “risk of fatal dementia”
Although health professionals and scientists have continued to praise the merits of the vegan diet for several years, it has ...
New gene therapy shows promise for motor neuron disease and frontotemporal dementia
Macquarie University neuroscientists have developed a single-dose genetic drug proven to halt the progression of motor neurone disease (MND) and ...
Protein biomarkers predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis, new study finds
In the largest study of its kind, scientists showed how protein "biomarkers" predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis. Research shows ...
New study identifies gene suspected of causing ALS and dementia
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered why a gene, when mutated, is a common cause ...
A healthy lifestyle builds a “cognitive reserve” in the brain that can prevent dementia
New research suggests that a healthy lifestyle may help prevent dementia, perhaps by creating a resilient "cognitive reserve" in the ...
‘Rare positive outcome’ in trial of new support intervention for people with dementia and their family caregivers
Research led by Claudia Cooper, professor of psychological medicine at Queen Mary University of London, shows that a new therapy, ...
Study finds 1 in 10 veterans with dementia may suffer cognitive decline due to cirrhosis
Up to 10% of older U.S. veterans diagnosed with dementia may suffer from reversible cognitive decline caused by dementia, according ...
