The Office for National Statistics has just published new data on mortality trends. read more

A new prospective cohort study, published in The BMJ, examines the association between alcohol consumption and risk of dementia.  read more

A study published in the BMJ investigates the effects of moderate to high-intensity exercise on cognitive impairment and other outcomes in people with mild to moderate dementia. read more

A new study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, aims to examine the relationship of education, wealth, and area-based deprivation with the incidence of dementia over the last decade in England and investigate differences between people born in different periods. read more

Researchers publishing a systematic review in BMJ Open, examine the association between mid-life anxiety and long-term risk for dementia.  read more

Anticholinergic drugs act on the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the nervous system and are used to treat a range of conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, urinary incontinence, depression, and allergies. read more

A new study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, examines the association between sustaining a traumatic brain injury and increased risk of developing both dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. 

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A new study, published in The Lancet Public Health, investigates the association between chronic heavy drinking and dementia. read more

Researchers publishing a new study in Alzheimer’s and Dementia, report that users of classical disease modifying antirheumatic drugs were at reduced risk of dementia.  read more

A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported the buildup of the chemical urea in the brain in a Huntington’s disease sheep model and patient cases. read more

A new study, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, reports that computerised brain training may reduce the risk of dementia by 29%. read more

A new study, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, reports that computerised brain training may reduce the risk of dementia by 29%. read more

In a new study, published in Neurology, scientists suggest the people who have biomarkers tied to inflammation in their blood in their 50s and 60s may have more brain shrinkage decades later than people without the biomarkers. 
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Published in Neurology scientists report that women who develop high blood pressure in their 40s may be more likely to develop dementia years later. read more

An opinion piece, published in the BMJ, argues that tackle and scrum should be banned in school rugby because head injury is associated with an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, adding to existing evidence that head injury may lead to neurodegenerative diseases, e.g. Parkinson’s disease. read more

Publishing in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers have looked into the association of Lithium in drinking water with incidence of dementia, reporting that long-term increased lithium exposure in drinking water may be associated with a lower incidence of dementia but the relationship was not linear.
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Lewy body dementias are the second most common form of degenerative dementia after Alzheimer’s disease, but are markedly less well known in comparison. read more

Publishing in The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology scientists report the development of a ‘brain-training app’ that could help improve mild cognitive impairment. read more

Publishing in Nature Medicine researchers report low-dose administration of the cannabinoid delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can improve age-related learning and memory deficits in mice. read more

A new prospective cohort study publishing in Stroke investigates if there is an increased risk of stroke and dementia after sugar and artificially sweetened beverage consumption. read more