Dementia Related News
Diagnosing dementia automatically with machine learning
Boston University researchers have pioneered an automated machine learning-powered tool for diagnosing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Diagnosing dementia is currently an expensive and labour-intensive process,...
Is atrial fibrillation a cause of dementia?
Following new evidence suggesting a link between atrial fibrillation and cognitive decline and dementia, Health Europa Quarterly spoke to Professor Ben Freedman of the...
A newly discovered gene may cause Alzheimer’s disease in women
A team of US researchers have uncovered a new gene – known as MGMT – that may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease in...
Could travel therapy be an effective treatment for dementia?
Innovative research emerging from Edith Cowan University (ECU) indicates that travel therapy could have a range of health benefits for patients with dementia and...
Having multiple heart conditions may triple the risk of dementia
An extensive UK study of more than 200,000 people has discovered that people’s risk of dementia with multiple heart conditions is three times as...
Seven healthy habits that may boost dementia prevention
New research has identified that seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may provide effective dementia prevention, even among people with the highest genetic risk...
UK Government announce 10-year plan to improve dementia care
Sajid Javid, the UK Health and Social Care Secretary, has announced that a new 10-year plan to tackle dementia will be published later this...
EIT Health crown inaugural winners of neurotechprize for Alzheimer’s tech
EIT Health and Biogen have revealed the first winners of the neurotechprize, a new initiative that awards funding to startup companies developing cutting-edge technologies...
Sodium selenate drug may provide a new treatment for dementia
Research pioneered at Monash University has potentially discovered an effective new treatment for dementia, specifically for a rare form of the disease called behavioural...
Talk therapy may treat depression in dementia patients
The Cochrane Review paper suggests that talk therapy is an effective treatment for alleviating depression in people with dementia.
For patients with dementia and mild...
Could vitamin K protect against cognitive decline?
A new study conducted on rats finds that vitamin K could protect against age-related cognitive decline.
Vitamin K comes in two forms: vitamin K1 and...
Cognitive impairment cases have more than doubled over the last decade
A novel study performed in the UK has shockingly revealed that the number of older adults experiencing cognitive impairment has more than doubled in...
Could lithium be used as a preventative treatment for dementia?
A team of UK scientists have discovered that lithium may potentially be an effective preventative treatment for dementia.
The team, comprised of specialists from the...
Scientists identify effective treatment for vascular dementia memory loss
A team of US researchers has potentially identified a promising method for mitigating vascular dementia memory loss, a primary symptom of the disease.
Scientists from...
Midlife chronic conditions linked to increased dementia risk later in life
Having two or more chronic conditions (known as multimorbidity) in middle age is associated with an increased risk of dementia later in life.
Common chronic...
Over €1 million awarded for frontotemporal dementia research
Two industry-leading researchers have been awarded over €1 million to collaborate on frontotemporal dementia research.
The frontotemporal dementia endeavour will involve Dorothee Dormann, a molecular...
Treatment for dementia improved by seeing the same GP
A UK study suggests that having appointments with the same GP can improve treatment for dementia, a development that may potentially influence how dementia...
Enhancing brain health through optimising dementia care and diagnosis
Owen Miller of Alzheimer Europe outlines why improvements in global education, policy and practice are urgently needed to improve dementia care.
With global dementia cases...
Dementia diagnosis frequency to triple by 2050 without intervention
The Global Burden of Disease study has forecasted the number of dementia diagnosis cases in 195 countries and territories and examined the impact of...
Early signs of dementia predicted by self-administered cognition test
A study based in the US has demonstrated that a new self-administered cognition test is proficient at identifying early signs of dementia.
The test –...
