Research using participants from one of Australia's largest and longest running studies of aging has looked at the impact of mild cognitive impairment and dementia on a person's ability to interact in social contexts.
Sep 16, 2024
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A new Research Letter published in Palliative Medicine estimates that the palliative care needs of people living with dementia in England and Wales will be much higher by 2040 than previous projections have indicated.
Sep 16, 2024
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Brain waves can be manipulated while in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a sleep stage associated with memory and cognition, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. Novel technology, using sound stimulation, allows ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Four researchers working in the United States are sharing a $1 million prize from a Portuguese foundation for their work on how the human brain distinguishes faces, shapes and colors.
Sep 11, 2024
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A lack of diversity in genomic studies for dementia could limit the effectiveness of targeted therapies across underrepresented populations, finds research by UCL experts.
Sep 11, 2024
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People with dementia are more likely to have suicidal thoughts but are not necessarily more likely to attempt or die by suicide than the general population, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Sep 9, 2024
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Prior research has found that there may be a connection between hearing loss in aging people and the onset of dementia. In a new study, a team of health care researchers and geriatric specialists affiliated with Johns Hopkins ...
People living with dementia should have more power and creative freedom in collaborative design projects, new research from Heriot-Watt University suggests.
Sep 5, 2024
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New research has discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) earlier—by analyzing AD biomarkers in blood—so that the impacts of dementia can be reduced.
Sep 5, 2024
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Despite more than half of all residents in aged care having dementia, tools designed to improve quality of care across the sector are likely not meeting their needs, new research has found.
Sep 5, 2024
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