This condition’s prevalence is rising worldwide, and it is very treatable, but disparities in access to care remain.
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Blaming behaviour we don’t like on a disease means less accountability, and is bad for those who live with dementia. It’s also often inaccurate.
A major new study offers a complicated, but hopeful, answer this question.
Music can heal, but it can also harm. It’s time to stop assuming otherwise.
Whenever you ride a bike or knit a sweater, you’re using your procedural memory. Two cognitive scientists explain what it is and how it works.
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.
A study tracking women for more than two decades adds to growing evidence that when menopause hormone therapy is started may influence dementia risk later in life.
Hearing loss and dementia often occur together, but the link is complex.
Patients with dementia can still recognise unanswered questions and weak explanations – and it can heighten distress.
With time, objects and careful listening, people living with dementia can still share the memories that shape who they are.
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.
There are many types of dementia – and our recent case study highlights a newly described subtype.
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.
Top contributors
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Professor of Biological Psychology, Loughborough University
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PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
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Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Research Fellow in Neuroimmunology, UCL
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Associate Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University
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Associate Professor | Deputy Director, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney 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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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Population Health & NIHR ARC North West Coast Social Care Theme Lead, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer, School of Psychology, UNSW ; Neuroscience Research Australia
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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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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Doctoral Candidate, Aging, Health and Well-being, University of Waterloo
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Professor in Cellular Neuroscience, University of Reading