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An in-ear device could help detect the early signs of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, well before symptoms appear.
A major new study offers a complicated, but hopeful, answer this question.
It’s estimated there are more than 100 types of dementia.
Keeping a tiny brain area called locus coeruleus functioning properly may stave off symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and keep the aging brain healthy
Research has found that older adults who experience persistent difficulties in daily activities like preparing meals, shopping or driving face a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
A major new study finds people with type 1 diabetes face nearly three times the dementia risk. But lifestyle changes and new treatments offer real hope.
Around 200 million animals are used in lab research around the world each year. Organoids may one day replace them.
Your mind goes blank in the supermarket. What was it you meant to buy? Here’s what’s going on in your brain and when you need to see your GP.
Investigating sex-specific factors could lead to more targeted therapies and better understanding of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.
A major US study links air pollution to Alzheimer’s risk in older adults. With fine particles far exceeding safe limits globally, the findings carry urgent implications.
One of the biggest barriers to diagnoses of brain disorders is that symptoms — particularly those of apathy — can be mistaken for depression, resulting in inappropriate treatment and poorer health.
As dementia rises, scientists are exploring whether menopause hormone therapy could support brain health as well as relieve symptoms.
Two to three cups of coffee daily linked to lower dementia risk.
These tests could aid with early detection of the disease or identify at-risk people.
A new mouse study suggests some cancers release signals that help the brain clear Alzheimer’s-linked proteins, offering clues to a long-standing medical mystery.
Dementia today occupies the same stigmatized, system-neglected space that cancer did half a century ago. And history shows us that stigma, not simply the absence of cures, delays progress.
A Brazilian study investigated the effects of microdoses of cannabis extract in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease, and found cognitive decline stalled.
Two major trials show the weight-loss drug offers no cognitive benefit to people with early Alzheimer’s, dashing hopes it might protect the brain.
These films ask: what do we do with the love we have for someone who faces this illness?
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PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
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Research Fellow in Neuroimmunology, UCL
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Professor of Biological Psychology, Loughborough University
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Professor of Chemistry and Senior Scientist of the Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto
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Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor Emeritus of Molecular Neurobiology at the University of Manchester and a Visiting Professorial Fellow, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University
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Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Florida
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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