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Earlier this year, scientists created an ‘early signs timeline’ for Alzheimer’s disease, to help experts detect the condition up to 25 years bef...
Christmas can also be the time when early signs of dementia first become apparent. Here at Alzheimer's Society, we often see a spike in the number of calls our Helpline receives just after Christmas, so we really do appreciate how difficult a time of year this can be.
The key in all this is to remember that it's not so called "challenging behaviour" it's actual challenging behaviour. My coccyx and fingers have been broken not "so called broken" but actually broken. Because that's what caring for someone with challenging behaviours is like. Not "so called" like, actually like.
Amidst the dense fog of confusion lies the grounding of some basic and indisputable truths. Eat your veggies, cut down on sugar, exercise more often; these are all examples of statements that your mother would have iterated, and ones that should not go unheeded.
New medical technology that is said to slash the time it takes to diagnose dementia from 18 months to just three is to be tested in a Government-backe...
The brains in this image both belong to three-year-old children, yet the difference in size is dramatic. What's even more dramatic is that the var...
Chocolate may make the heart grow fonder, but does it make the brain grow larger? This week a New England Journal of Medicine article investigated whether a correlation existed between a countries per capita chocolate consumption (mostly measured through Lindt® dark chocolate consumption) and their cumulative amount of Nobel Prize winners.
For individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer's, memory problems may be linked to an inability to recognise minor differences between similar objec...
A drug used to fight cancer has shown an ability to reverse Alzheimer's-like memory loss. The research showed effectiveness in reversing memory los...
To mark World Alzheimer's Day former England footballer Gordon Banks and Sir Michael Parkinson have relived their heartbreaking personal experiences w...
We take it for granted, but memory is fundamental to everything you do. As soon as you start losing your memory your whole life goes into meltdown. When my mother started having trouble with her memory it was difficult because she was only in her 50s. At the time we just thought she was being eccentric. She had always been funny, always saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and we would think 'I can't believe she said that!' But this was an exaggerated form. She started crying a lot.
The connection appears to be strong. People with type 2 diabetes are much more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than their healthy counterparts (up to 65% [2]). In fact, the association also appears to be strong linking the metabolic syndrome, essentially a pre-diabetic state, and Alzheimer's disease [3].
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease puts additional strain on relationships in a family, research on dementia has revealed. A study of ...
Drinking cocoa may benefit the brain in old age, a study suggests. The research, funded by the Mars confectionery company, tested the effects of da...
A buttery food flavouring ingredient found in microwave popcorn could intensify the damaging effects of abnormal brain proteins linked to Alzheimer’...
A single pill has the potential to treat multiple brain conditions including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis, it has been revealed. ...
While recent reports have suggested taking naps during the day could be a sign of impending dementia, mental refreshment does remain vital for cognit...
Slowing of walking pace or a more variable stride could indicate a decline in cognitive function, according to new research. Difficulties with wa...
Researchers claim they have identified a new indicator (or ‘biomarker’) in the blood that may help health experts predict a person’s risk of Alz...
Doctors in some areas in England are still "inappropriately over-prescribing" anti-psychotic drugs to dementia patients, campaigners said. In the n...
Too little or too much sleep increases the rate of mental decline among older women and may contribute to Alzheimer's disease, a study has suggested. ...
Resistance training could improve brain function in those with mild dementia, suggests research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International...
Former Coronation Street star Beverley Callard has revealed how she was left bankrupt after quitting the soap to spend time with her dying mother. ...
Scientists have created an ‘early signs timeline’ for Alzheimer’s disease that they believe could help experts detect the condition up to 25 yea...
The role stress may play in causing dementia is being investigated in a new research project funded by the Alzheimer's Society. The study, being le...
