A smartphone app could help detect a leading cause of early-onset dementia in people who are at high risk of developing it, data suggests. Scientists…
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Is the 100-year old TB vaccine a new weapon against Alzheimer’s?
Scientific discoveries can emerge from the strangest places. In early 1900s France, the doctor Albert Calmette and the veterinarian Camille Guérin aimed to discover how…
View More Is the 100-year old TB vaccine a new weapon against Alzheimer’s?Evidence grows of air pollution link with dementia and stroke risk
UK researchers have been looking at how air pollution contributes to dementia and brain ill-health. Stroke is the second-leading cause of death globally, accounting for…
View More Evidence grows of air pollution link with dementia and stroke riskCould exercise pills help create a healthier society?
In a hospital in northern Norway, just south of the Arctic Circle, a landmark experiment is taking place that could transform the way we treat…
View More Could exercise pills help create a healthier society?Alcohol misuse and loneliness ‘increase risk of early-onset dementia’
Alcohol misuse, coming from a lower socioeconomic background, loneliness and having a hearing impairment are among 15 factors found to significantly increase the risk of…
View More Alcohol misuse and loneliness ‘increase risk of early-onset dementia’Eat beans and scratch your own back – expert advice on how to age better, inside and out
Forget lifespan: increasingly, healthspan – the years that we feel healthy and active – has become the holy grail among gerontologists. “You only need to…
View More Eat beans and scratch your own back – expert advice on how to age better, inside and outExperts urge health regulators to approve ‘turning point’ dementia drugs
Health regulators are being urged to rapidly approve two gamechanging dementia drugs in order to ensure millions of people who could benefit are not left…
View More Experts urge health regulators to approve ‘turning point’ dementia drugsMiddle-aged people ‘need sleep to see mental health benefits of exercise’
Middle-aged people not getting enough sleep are less likely to see the benefits of exercise when it comes to protecting against a decline in skills…
View More Middle-aged people ‘need sleep to see mental health benefits of exercise’Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, study suggests
A Mediterranean diet of nuts, seafood, whole grains and vegetables could lower the risk of dementia by almost a quarter, according to promising early research…
View More Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, study suggestsDon’t forget to floss: the science behind dementia and the four things you should do to prevent it
The idea was simple. Recruit hundreds of people in their 80s and 90s, equip them with fitness trackers, and monitor their physical activity. Then, when…
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