A five-year, £5 million initiative has just been launched to investigate the feasibility of using new blood tests in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Full Story

HIDDEN DEMENTIA LINK – Belly fat is linked to brain changes that indicate early signs of dementia. Full Story 

A senior living facility in Scotland recently held a “baby shower” using dolls for its patients with dementia. Full Story 

For many families, Christmas is an exciting, fun-filled time marked by colourful decorations, a delicious dinner and the constant chatter of friends and family. Full Story 

Being active and getting exercise helps people with Alzheimer’s disease feel better. Exercise helps keep their muscles, joints, and heart in good shape. It also helps people stay at a…

While the terms dementia and Alzheimer's disease often are used interchangeably, they have two different meanings regarding diagnoses. Full Story 

Cognitive decline—or cognitive impairment—is a reduction in the ability to remember, reason, learn, and pay attention. While some loss of these thinking skills is a normal part of aging, cognitive…

Before Wanda Smith learned the results of an autopsy following her mother’s death, she thought she knew what the summary would contain. Full Story 

As the car meandered through the dark, country lanes, I turned to Sarah to suggest she put on the full beams. We’d been to a village fair near my parents’…

A team of researchers based at the University of California, San Diego, who developed a wireless, handheld device to detect specific biomolecules, have now shown their device can detect molecules…