Having seen her father’s slow decline and death due to Alzheimer’s,Renee Brack faces a dilemma with no easy answers.
Scientists say they won’t be deterred by claims that a major research paper into the causes of Alzheimer’s was fraudulent.
Time and again we see careful language used about how Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s could be just one of those things,not too much should be read into it,and no one should jump to any conclusions.
Researchers have discovered how a bacteria which lives in the nose can travel through nerve pathways into the brain,highlighting a possible cause of Alzheimer’s.
The tiny “brains” can help researchers pinpoint the causes of complex diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
The number of people living with dementia - the biggest killer of women in Australia - will double by 2058,putting pressure on budgets and carers.
One study showed that losing the ability to smell,which has been commonly reported among COVID-19 patients,is correlated with cognitive troubles.
Alzheimer’s disease is not an inevitable result of ageing. Even those who are genetically predisposed can markedly delay it or show no evidence of it before they die by doing the things we know are healthful.
A controversial new drug that has offered hope to Alzheimer’s sufferers by slowing cognitive decline still needs to be cleared by local regulators before it can be rolled out in Australia.
Every three seconds,someone in the world develops a form of dementia. So why is it so poorly understood?
The US Food and Drug Administration’s controversial decision delighted advocacy groups but defied the wishes of many top experts in the field.