Caring for someone with dementia is not like caring for someone with other neurological diseases, such as advanced multiple sclerosis, organ failure, or end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It's more like supporting someone lost in an unfamiliar world that…
Bianca Nogrady writes "Some memory lapses are nothing to worry about, but getting help for early warning signs can reduce the risk of them progressing". She elaborates further in this article in The Guardian.
A therapist’s gender identity can affect how counselling goes, but it depends on several things, such as the client’s background, the culture they come from, and what kind of issues they’re working on. It’s also important to remember that gender…
When we dig into new research we see why all the alarming headlines are written, but also that science is bringing new hope. Read more in a Guardian article "Amid all the warnings about a ‘dementia tsunami’, here are the…
Pin-prick blood tests that detect possible precursors of Alzheimer’s disease are becoming available – but is it right to label people who will never develop the disease?A Guardian article "When is the correct time to diagnose dementia?" expands on this…
People who exercise throughout their lives have a better chance of avoiding dementia – even if they show signs of diseases like Alzheimer’s, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Tens of thousands of UK dementia patients are to be enrolled in clinical trials designed to dramatically speed up the hunt for a cure. Read the news of this scheme in The Guardian article "Tens of thousands of UK dementia…
A Swedish research team found that higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a decreased dementia risk, as outlined in this Guardian article.
A Guardian article outlines how this can be achieved by addressing and modifying various risk factors beginning in childhood and continuing throughout life, as the Lancet commission on dementia said. Researchers name 14 factors for people to address to ‘hugely’ reduce risk…
This Guardian article suggests that having two copies of a gene variant does not only increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, but is a cause of it. For Dr Victor Montal, a co-author from Barcelona Supercomputing Center, this changes the understanding…