dementia

Alzheimers one day may be predicted during eye exam

Posted in Science on 27th Aug, 2018
by Alex Muller

Noninvasive test may screen for disease before symptoms appear.

Discovery Could Have Major Effect on Preventing Brain Aging

Posted in Science on 28th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller

Aging vessels connecting the brain and the immune system play critical roles in both Alzheimers disease and the decline in cognitive ability that comes with time,

Study links obstructive sleep apnea with changes to brain structure typical of dementia

Posted in Medicine on 24th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller

OSA, where the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep stopping breathing, is known to reduce levels of oxygen in the blood.

New artificial intelligence can predict the onset of dementia two years before the first symptoms

Posted in Software on 25th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

Researchers have an algorithm capable of recognising the signatures of dementia two years before its onset.

Lithium in tap water may cut dementia

Posted in Science on 24th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

People with higher levels of lithium in their drinking water appear to have a lower risk of developing dementia, say researchers in Denmark.