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A new study suggests that mothers who breastfeed run a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s, with longer periods of breastfeeding…
Care homes in Scotland are taking on a new type of technology to help improve the service they give to residents, particularly those suffering from dementia. With the help of digital portraits, staff can…
Dementia has been described as a ticking time bomb, with the number of those affected predicted to double in the next two decades. But a new study suggests that the prevalence of people with dementia in…
A study of over 1 million people in Italy has revealed that those with Alzheimer’s disease are less likely to have cancer…
Many therapeutic drugs and toxins affect us without us knowing exactly how. We know, for example, that Epilim, or sodium valproate, one of the most highly prescribed medicines for epilepsy can prevent…
A protein in the brain which is indirectly responsible for causing Alzheimer’s disease could also lead to a cure for the…
Brains are smart enough to rewire themselves, a new international study of rats has found. The study turns on its head the common misconception brain damage is irreversible, showing the precise neural…
The change to a structure of a protein molecule may be linked to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at the University…
It seems there’s no end to the production line of so-called “therapeutic” products promoted to trusting consumers by companies willing to make untested claims. The latest is Souvenaid®, a product promoted…
Neurological disorders can have a devastating impact on the lives of sufferers and their families. Symptoms of these disorders differ extensively - from motor dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease, memory…
The occurrence of plaque in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, long used as a marker of the disease’s onset, has been found…
Silvery, ductile, malleable and so very, very useful, aluminium is the most common metal in the Earth’s crust. But despite its importance (or perhaps because of it), there are fears that this metal causes…
Researchers have investigated the way the cells in our nervous system protect themselves. They examined the proliferation…
The human brain is the most complex and extraordinary structure in the known universe. And while there are many awe-inspiring facets of the brain, I will focus here on “neuroplasticity”, a term that has…
Alzheimer’s disease is more common among older people but it’s not a normal part of ageing. And as the global population ages, the rate of Alzheimer’s is expected to rise – from 36 million to 115 million…
Researchers have found brain changes caused by Alzheimer’s disease in a group of 20-somethings, marking the earliest ever detection of early-onset dementia warning signs and paving the way for new treatments…
The human brain is the location of personality, emotion, learning and wisdom in a unique individual. It contains 100 billion nerve cells – roughly the same number as there are galaxies in the observable…
Researchers may have developed a simple blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Mad Cow disease. Scientists used newly…
OVER-DIAGNOSIS EPIDEMIC – David Le Couteur discusses recent changes in the definition of dementia and their ramifications. The pattern of over-diagnosis is the same for many diseases: we screen healthy…
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Research Fellow in Neuroimmunology, UCL
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Associate Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University
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Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Florida
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Professor Emeritus of Molecular Neurobiology at the University of Manchester and a Visiting Professorial Fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of Neurology, UCL
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Professor of Psychology in Epidemiology, UCL
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Post grad student at University of Edinburgh, The University of Edinburgh
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Étudiant au doctorat en psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor of Chemistry and Senior Scientist of the Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor in Cellular Neuroscience, University of Reading
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Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Investigations Editor, Insights, The Conversation
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tufts University
