Lowering risk of dementia with physical fitness
A Swedish research team found that higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a decreased dementia risk, as outlined in this Guardian article.
According to a recent study almost half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed
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…
A new study looks at the genetics of Alzheimer’s
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…
Will this brutally honest look at dementia finally get us talking or will we turn away?
The latest advert by the Alzheimer’s Society is being discussed in an Observer article.According to the writer, the advert by the Alzheimer’s Society is shocking, but it tells the harsh reality about the disease that is the leading cause of…
Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study
Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors…
Alzheimer’s can pass between humans in rare medical accidents, suggests study
Alzheimer’s can pass between humans in rare medical accidents, suggests study as explained in this Guardian article.Handful of patients who received human growth hormone from deceased donors in now-banned practice went on to develop signs.
Hope amid the hell of being a dementia carer
Fanny Johnston’s moving account of caring for her father resonates with readers, as these comments show.
“My father had dementia and I was his caregiver. Here’s what I wish I had known”
Cynthia Dearborn shares her insights in a Guardian article "My father had dementia and I was his caregiver. Here’s what I wish I had known."
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s on the horizon
A new project called the "Blood Biomarker Challenge" pilots new blood tests in the NHS, as explained in this news item in The Independent "Alzheimer’s breakthrough as blood tests could be offered on NHS"
11 Key Factors Behind Dementia
A Guardian article, "Dementia risk study finds 11 key factors behind condition" explains what risk factors scientists have identified and how they use them to predict the development of the condition.