Researchers have conducted a Lancet Commission review into dementia prevention, intervention and care. Dr Vanessa Raymont, Senior Clinical Researcher … read more
A study, published in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, reports on COVID-19 and a faulty gene linked to dementia. … read more
Two papers, published in Science Translational Medicine, report that Dementia has been reversed in mice with a drug that reduces … read more
The Conservative party have pledged to double investment in dementia research to over £160m a year. Dr Michael Bloomfield, … read more
Research, published in the journal Neurology, reports on the relationship between cognitive ability in childhood and in late life. … read more
A study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, reports that dementia is more prevalent in former professional footballers than … read more
Research, published in JAMA Network Open, reports on a link between a moderate but non-zero consumption of alcohol and reduced … read more
A study, published in Science Translational Medicine, reports that ‘protein tangles’ associated with dementia have been detected in the brains … read more
Research, published in two separate papers in JAMA, reports on the connection between high blood pressure and dementia risk. … read more
Research presented in a conference poster at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, reports that use of hearing aids in older … read more
There’s still a lot we don’t know about dementia, but we do know there can be both genetic and lifestyle … read more
Research, published in JAMA, reports that living a healthy lifestyle may reduce the risk of dementia. This Roundup accompanied a media … read more
Research, published in JAMA Network Open, reports an association between a prostate cancer treatment (ADT) and being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. … read more
Research published in JAMA Internal Medicine demonstrates that exposure to several types of strong anticholinergic drugs is associated with an increased … read more
Research published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry demonstrates that the frequency of word puzzle use is directly related to … read more
Reactions to a WHO report which makes life style recommendations which may reduce the chance of developing dementia. … read more
Over 850,000 people in the UK are living with dementia – most of them still at home. Obviously lots of … read more
Research published in JAMA demonstrates that diet quality assessed during mid life was not significantly associated with subsequent risk for … read more
Research published in the BMJ shows that long term use of systemic hormone therapy might be accompanied with an overall … read more
Research published in JAMA Neurology suggests that total tau levels in blood may improve the prediction of future dementia. Dr … read more
