Hilary Evans-Newton is the Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK. Hilary joined Alzheimer’s Research UK in 2013 and has overseen significant growth in income in recent years, which has ...

This work presents potentially important findings suggesting that a combination of transcranial stimulation approaches applied for a short period could improve memory performance after administration.

CCTV can be an effective form of assistive technology. However, there are ethical and legal issues around using security cameras to keep an eye on someone with dementia that must be taken into account ...

Early onset Alzheimer’s disease is Alzheimer’s disease that starts before age 65. It’s rare under age 30 and more commonly affects people ages 50 and over. Early detection and treatment can ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of ... such as the posterior cingulum and precuneus, in MCI and AD. It is interesting that the same posteromedial cortices demonstrating altered ...

Alzheimer’s can cause distressing behaviors for both the person and caregivers. While not everyone with the condition will become aggressive, it’s important to know how to manage these symptoms.

A clinical trial has shown an online lifestyle intervention program can improve cognition in older adults, which researchers say could be used to reduce the number of people with dementia.

An inert and unreactive gas may not seem like an obvious candidate for treating Alzheimer's disease, yet a new study in mice suggests that xenon might just be the breakthrough we need. The new study ...

Languages: English. Taking too long to enter the phase of sleep in which we dream may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who ...

People who take longer to get to the dreaming part of the sleep cycle are more likely to develop dementia, a new study suggests. Taking longer to enter the dream phase — known as rapid eye ...

Recent research also suggests high cholesterol can increase the risk of dementia, so that’s worth keeping an eye on at your midlife health check. The Nature Aging study was done on healthy ...

Scientists have recently shown that both the quality and the amount of sleep we get may influence our risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a study suggests that people who take significantly ...