dementia
Worsening depression 'may predict dementia risk'
Posted in Medicine on 30th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Symptoms of depression that steadily increase over time in older age could indicate early signs of dementia, scientists have said.
Research identifies compound that could reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Posted in Medicine on 26th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
A five-year study has found a way of 'reversing' symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases, using fruit flies as test subjects.
New cases of dementia in the UK fall by 20 percent over 2 decades
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
40,000 fewer cases than anticipated.
Neuronal structures associated with memory sprout in response to new drugs
Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Drug candidates protect neurons against damage from substance implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
Last years' spike in deaths 'due to dementia and flu'
Posted in Medicine on 8th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
A spike in the number of deaths in England and Wales last year was due to an increase in dementia and respiratory diseases among older people, according to official figures.