dementia

G8 'will develop dementia cure or treatment by 2025'

Posted in Medicine on 11th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

Leading nations have committed to developing a cure or treatment for dementia by 2025 at the G8 dementia summit.

Dementia cases 'set to treble worldwide' by 2050

Posted in Medicine on 6th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

The number of people living with dementia worldwide is set to treble by 2050, according to a new analysis.

Speaking more than one language may delay dementia

Posted in Science on 8th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

Speaking more than one language "stimulates your brain all the time," researcher says.

Alzheimer's insight from DNA study

Posted in Medicine on 28th Oct, 2013
by Alex Muller

A clearer picture of what causes Alzheimer's disease is emerging after the largest ever analysis of patients' DNA.