The UK has seen a 20% fall in the incidence of dementia over the past two decades, according to new research from England, led by the University of...
An approved anti-cancer drug successfully targets the first step in the toxic chain reaction that leads to Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that...
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified a new property of essential proteins which, when it malfunctions, can cause the build up...
The number of people with dementia – both new cases and total numbers with the disease – appears to be stabilising in some Western European countries...
Restoring the low levels of the chemical serotonin may help improve brain function and reduce impulsivity in some dementia patients, according to...
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the world’s largest dedicated dementia research charity, has announced a £30 million Drug Discovery Alliance, launching...
A partnership led by the Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded the University of Cambridge £25 million to provide cutting-edge equipment and...
A third of Alzheimer’s disease cases worldwide can be attributed to risk factors that can be potentially modified, such as lack of education and...
A US Congressional delegation on ageing and dementia policy visited the University of Cambridge this week to hear about UK research into one of the...
A remarkable new project that looks at brain donor’s involvement in brain research and the search for cures for dementia will be presented at this...
Results from two major cohort studies, led by the University of Cambridge and supported by the Medical Research Council, reveal that the number of...
New research establishes nature of malfunction in protein molecules that can lead to onset of dementia.
