Dementia

Loneliness, too much television, and too little exercise could all raise the risk of developing dementia in later life, researchers say. Having

US scientists say new treatments for Alzheimer's disease may need to be developed for African-American sufferers. Alzheimer's disease

The NDIS will not be able to cope effectively with younger people with dementia, says Alzheimer's Australia. One in 13 Australians with

Alzheimer's disease could be detected in patients up to 20 years before symptoms appear with a simple eye test, researchers say. Trials by US and Australian

Dementia is now Australia's second biggest killer, overtaking stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says

The same uric acid that can crystallise to cause gout may protect against Alzheimer's disease, medical researchers say. People who suffer from gout can

Statistics show more than 332,000 people in Australia are living with dementia and that number is forecast to rise to almost 900,000 by 2050. An Australian university is changing

Scientists led by a team from the University of Edinburgh are launching a STG50 million research project to develop a drug to fight Alzheimer's.

Men under 1.68m in height are 50 per cent more likely to suffer death from Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia than those taller than 1.78m.

Melbourne researchers have developed a blood test to diagnose early onset Alzheimer's disease. A blood test that can detect Alzheimer's

High-definition images of the eye could be the key to the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. [subscribe] Researchers are investigating

Dr Lezanne Ooi, from the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute based at UOW, is at the forefront of an exciting new branch of neuroscience that converts donated

People with dementia remember the feelings associated with an event for a longer time, a study says, feeling the emotion after the memory has vanished.

Researchers in France and Canada say they've uncovered a possible link between Alzhemier's and chronic use of the sleep drug benzodiazepines.

Western Sydney and coastal regions will be the areas in NSW most heavily impacted by dementia: study growth rates, new dementia prevalence rates show.

Older people are more fearful of developing dementia than they are of cancer, a new poll suggests. Two-thirds of people over the age of 50