Genetics
Cholesterol-lowering drugs could reduce risk of dementia, study finds
Low cholesterol can reduce the risk of dementia, a new University of Bristol-led study with more than a million participants has shown.
Oct 13, 2025
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Dementia
Oncology & Cancer
Research highlights solutions to critical gaps in dementia and childhood cancer care
In the United States, significant numbers of adults with dementia require long-term care services. For example, around 750,000 people who live in nursing homes have a diagnosis of dementia. However, transportation insecurity ...
Oct 9, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Debunking the link between calcium supplements and dementia
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia has found no evidence that calcium monotherapy increases the long-term risk for dementia, helping to dispel previous ...
Oct 7, 2025
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Neuroscience
Synaptic changes in the brains of patients with frontotemporal dementia can be modeled in the laboratory
Neurons produced from frontotemporal dementia patients' skin biopsies using modern stem cell technology recapitulate the synaptic loss and dysfunction detected in the patients' brains, a new study from the University of Eastern ...
Oct 6, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Traumatic brain injuries in older adults linked to increased risk of dementia
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in older adults are associated with new cases of dementia, use of home care services, and admission to long-term care, according to new research published in the Canadian Medical Association ...
Oct 6, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia. But why is it fatal?
Most of us know dementia—a broad term for several disorders involving declines in memory, language and thinking—can severely affect daily life.
Oct 2, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Cutting country dementia risks through community collaboration
Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia. Yet despite its prevalence, little is known about whether rural and regional Australians are more likely to develop the condition than their city counterparts.
Sep 29, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Report explores perspectives on living with dementia
To experience or even contemplate dementia raises some of the most profound questions: What does it mean to be a person? How does someone find meaning in life while facing progressive neurological deterioration? What do health ...
Sep 24, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Low labor market participation may early sign of dementia up to 10 years before diagnosis
A new study from Finland shows that low labor market participation for non-retirement related reasons may be an early indicator of dementia already years before the first evident symptoms occur. The study also identified ...
Sep 24, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Protein in urine can predict risk of dementia
A new study shows that people with higher levels of the protein albumin in their urine are at increased risk of developing dementia. The study, led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is published in the Journal of Internal ...
Sep 24, 2025
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