Myelin: one of the major factors of age-related brain deterioration
A new study led by the University of Portsmouth has identified that one of the major factors of age-related brain deterioration is the loss of...
Tag: Alzheimer’s
How the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease
New discovery for how the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease: University of Queensland researchers have discovered a new ‘seeding’ process in brain cells that could...
Advice for caregivers of people with dementia during COVID-19
Caregivers of people with dementia are facing new challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This video provides practical advice to help them reduce their level of...
Alcohol related dementia: Vitamin B1 deficiency
A common consequence of chronically high alcohol consumption is a decline in cognitive function, which can even progress to full-blown dementia. However, we do not...
Links between diabetes blood markers and Alzheimer’s
A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease provides insight into the association of blood markers of diabetes with brain beta-amyloid accumulation among...
Innovative multiple-organ devices for brain diseases
Innovative multiple-organ devices for brain diseases - researcher Carmen Giordano has received two further grants totaling €280,000 for her work on the microbiota-gut-brain axis. They...
Treatment Of Pain Is A Challenge In Alzheimer’s Disease
The treatment and management of pain in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) can be a challenge due to problems in communication and uncommon symptoms of...
Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Gene Impairs Function of Brain Immune Cells
A study carried out with a new human stem cell-derived model reveals that the most prevalent genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), apolipoprotein E4...
Doctor wins Gold at Chelsea
Rebecca Wallersteiner pours accolades on the dazzling ‘The Seedlip Garden’ by Dr Catherine MacDonald – a celebration of Modern and Apothecary – a Gold Medal...
Dementia Awareness Week
One person develops dementia every three minutes, yet too many face it alone. This Dementia Action Week, we're calling on everyone to take action to...
