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Dementia- a condition involving the extreme loss of cognitive function- is caused by a variety of disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. According to World Health Organization estimates, approximately 10 million individuals worldwide develop dementia every year, indicating the high psychological and social impact of this condition. Dementia mainly affects older people, and so far, simple and […]
Dementia: Doctor outlines changes to help prevent disease We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dementia – a general term for symptoms […]
Dementia: Doctor outlines changes to help prevent disease We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Around 50 million people around the world […]
Dr Hilary issues warning about missed dementia diagnoses We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info One of the best activities you can […]
Dr Hilary issues warning about missed dementia diagnoses We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info One of the best activities you can […]
Dementia: Expert discusses the signs and symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dementia is a general term for a cluster […]
Support for carers of people living with dementia will be bolstered under a new and innovative patient-centered approach led by Flinders Caring Futures Institute researchers. Flinders University Professor Lily Xiao, Resthaven Executive Manager, Community Services Sue McKechnie and Gillian Schulze, Dementia Educator at Resthaven and past informal carer of an elderly neighbour with dementia. Gillian […]
The largest study of its kind has unveiled new insights into how genes are regulated in dementia, including discovering 84 new genes linked to the disease. Led by the University of Exeter, the international collaboration combined and analysed data from more than 1,400 people across six different studies, in a meta-analysis published in Nature Communications. […]
A new Alzheimer's disease drug will hit the market soon, the first in nearly two decades. But some experts say the evidence for it isn't terribly strong and worry that it may cost a lot. Still, the announcement of its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made headlines nationwide. The attention reflects the […]
A digital version of the classic clock-drawing test can accurately identify early Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology in asymptomatic patients in less than 5 minutes, new research shows. Investigators found that the digital clock-drawing test (DCTclock), a US Food and Drug Administration registered Class II medical device for cognitive assessment, was able to distinguish cognitively normal […]