Simple blood test maps hidden Alzheimer’s disease changes
A large community study shows that Alzheimer’s-related brain changes are far more widespread with age than symptoms alone…
Fighting dementia could be as easy as the shingles vaccine
A relatively mundane middle-aged rite of passage — shingles vaccination — might offer an added benefit: protection against…
Dementia care in New Zealand: What makes Rotorua’s CARE Village stand out
What’s special about the CARE Village is that residents live in households of six people grouped by lifestyle…
Eating More High Fat Cheese May Surprisingly Lower Your Risk of Dementia
Image credits: Snap Wander. Fatty cheese is a guilty pleasure for millions of people. But while these fats…
Commonly prescribed drugs ‘could increase dementia risk by 50%’, study finds
The study found that consistent use of certain widely-prescribed medications for bladder disorders, Parkinson’s disease, and depression could…
Controlling Hypertension Can Reduce Dementia Risk—Even When Genetics Aren’t on Your Side
“This tells us something really important,” de Havenon explains. “Even if you’ve been dealt a bad genetic hand…
Patients in Dublin mental health hospital left in soiled clothes, slapped and threatened – The Irish Times
Residents in a south Dublin mental health hospital were left soiled for an “unacceptable period”, “slapped” on the…
Study identifies molecular drivers of cerebral small vessel disease
A new study identifies molecular factors that promote small vessel disease – and an active drug that can…
Six midlife depressive symptoms linked to dementia decades later
Six particular depressive symptoms when experienced in midlife predict dementia risk more than two decades later, finds a…
‘Going hiking helps keep my dementia at bay’
When Craig Mastalerz was diagnosed with young onset dementia aged 51, he initially fell into a deep depression.…
Driving simulator exposes early Parkinson’s impairments that routine tests fail to detect
A cutting-edge simulator reveals the hidden driving challenges of Parkinson’s disease, uncovering deficits that routine cognitive tests overlook…
New arts and wellbeing program supports the social needs of families affected by dementia
A new arts and wellbeing program co-developed by the University of South Australia, Flinders University and the University…