by John McMillan | Jun 20, 2025 | Alzheimer's Disease
Dipa Kamdar, Kingston University The liver is one of the hardest working organs in the human body. It detoxifies harmful substances, helps with digestion, stores nutrients, and regulates metabolism. Despite its remarkable resilience – and even its ability to...
by John McMillan | Jun 13, 2025 | Alzheimer's Disease
Claudia Cooper, Queen Mary University of London A new study has highlighted the complex emotions and ethical dilemmas of learning your future risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Among 274 healthy research participants from the US aged 65 and over, 40% declined to receive...
by John McMillan | May 2, 2025 | Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
Michael Hornberger, University of East Anglia Ever heard of Fischer’s disease? No? Maybe that is not surprising, because it doesn’t exist. But it could have. In fact, the disease we now know as Alzheimer’s disease might just as easily have been called Fischer’s...
by John McMillan | Apr 18, 2025 | Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
Molly Murray, University of the West of Scotland Around 57 million people worldwide have dementia. While most cases of dementia are diagnosed in older adults, about 7% of cases occur in people under 65. This number may be even higher as young-onset dementia continues...
by admin | Mar 21, 2025 | Aging, Alzheimer's Disease
Sarah Curtis, Nottingham Trent University Ten million people are diagnosed with dementia worldwide each year – that’s more than ever. According to the Alzheimer’s Society approximately one million people in the UK are currently living with the disease. Studies predict...
by admin | Dec 20, 2024 | Alzheimer's Disease
Laura Fenton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Duke Han, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences A brain region affected very early in Alzheimer’s disease may explain why some aging people are at greater risk of financial exploitation....
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