Dementia

Neuroscience

How 'brain cleaning' while we sleep may lower our risk of dementia

The brain has its own waste disposal system—known as the glymphatic system—that's thought to be more active when we sleep.

Sep 6, 2025

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Scientists look to commercial dyes to help them diagnose dementia

Today, when an aging parent, relative, or friend starts to forget things, a firm diagnosis can be surprisingly elusive.

Sep 4, 2025

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Neuroscience

Researchers reveal potential molecular link between air pollutants and increased risk of Lewy body dementia

A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have revealed a possible molecular connection between air pollution and an increased risk of developing Lewy body dementia.

Sep 4, 2025

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Building bridges in a memory care desert

In rural and underserved areas—particularly Native American communities—early signs of dementia often go unrecognized. This could be because access to specialized care is limited, and symptoms are easily mistaken for ...

Sep 4, 2025

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Restrictive criteria for frontotemporal dementia lead to late treatment

Dementia researchers have called for updates to the diagnostic criteria for one of the most common younger-onset forms of the disease, behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), a condition similar to the one actor ...

Sep 2, 2025

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Exploring criminal behavior in patients with dementia

A suspected perpetrator who can barely remember his name, several traffic violations committed by a woman in her mid-fifties who is completely unreasonable and doesn't understand her behavior—should such cases be brought ...

Sep 1, 2025

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Psychology & Psychiatry

As World Alzheimer's Month approaches, supporting personhood for family members with dementia is key

One of the great challenges faced by families coping with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia is learning how to communicate effectively with the person impacted by the disease while also upholding their personhood, ...

Aug 26, 2025

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Early signs of Alzheimer's could soon be spotted through routine eye exams

Within the next few years, doctors may be able to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias using routine eye exams well before symptoms appear, a new study suggests.

Aug 26, 2025

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Genetics

Mediterranean diet may offset genetic risk of Alzheimer's

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce dementia risk. The ...

Aug 25, 2025

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