Molecular fingerprint predicts physical fitness in older adults
Could a simple blood test reveal how well someone is aging? A team of researchers led by Wolfram…
Sleep Disorders Predict Parkinson’s or Dementia Years Ahead
Summary: Two landmark international studies show that brain biomarkers can predict whether people with REM sleep behaviour disorder…
Infant Brain Gene Regulator May Predispose Adults to Dementia
Summary: A new study reveals that the brain’s vulnerability to disorders like multiple sclerosis and dementia may begin…
Alcohol raises dementia risk at every level of drinking, genetic study shows
New evidence from large-scale genetic and cohort studies reveals that alcohol increases dementia risk across the dose range,…
Study shows dementia patients exposed to pollution had longer telomeres
A population-based study in Northern Sweden challenges assumptions about pollution and cellular aging, uncovering an unexpected signal of…
Blood and brain biomarkers transform how doctors confirm Alzheimer’s disease
By integrating clinical assessment with cutting-edge biomarkers, researchers chart a practical pathway to faster and fairer Alzheimer’s diagnosis,…
Australian man Patrick Dare’s HR meeting reveals frontal lobe dementia diagnosis
When Patrick Dare was called into his first-ever HR review at the age of 54, he finally had…
Care home residents’ musical memories captured in new interactive book
IN a UK first, a luxury care home group has published an interactive book containing the musical memories…
Dementia tips from a caregiver who’s spent years talking to experts about the disease
Five years ago, I knew very little about dementia. It was a word I might have prefaced with…
This Simple Brainwave Test Can Spot Alzheimer’s Years Early
A three-minute brainwave scan called Fastball EEG can uncover memory decline linked to Alzheimer’s years early, offering a…
UNM researcher develops new model for characterizing different forms of vascular dementia
Vascular dementia – cognitive impairment caused by disease in the brain’s small blood vessels – is a widespread…
Riverina family grapples with daughter’s devastating childhood dementia diagnosis
When Rachel Anderson and Elijah Marshall noticed their daughter Hannah struggling to remember things she had just done,…