Researchers from Boston University have been looking into the connection between changes in BMI (body mass index) over one’s life and a person’s risk of dementia. See Patterns of lifespan weight gain/loss may predict dementia risk for further information.
At the annual ‘Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease’ meeting in San Francisco, the progress of the latest research has been made public. The attention was particularly on the new drug ‘Lecanemab’ and it’s ‘slow down’ effects on people in the…
The WHO (World Health Organisation) has put together a comprehensive factsheet concerning dementia. It can be used as a starting point to find out more about the disease.
A new study of the American Academy of Neurology has found that the Mediterranean diet is not linked to a reduced risk of dementia. So diet alone might not have a strong effect on memory but could still be one…
Science Daily has just published an article “Study explores link between people taking multiple medications and dementia diagnosis”. The artile describes research being undertaken by the University of Plymouth, looking into the connection between taking multiple medications and dementia diagnosis.…
A Guardian article "People with recent dementia diagnosis found to have higher suicide risk" summarises some recent research.
A BBC article "Alzheimer's-slowing drug labelled historic" describes trial results of a drug appearing to slow Alzheimer's disease.
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