Alzheimer's disease & dementia

What is childhood dementia? And how could new research help?

"Childhood" and "dementia" are two words we wish we didn't have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 Australian children and young people live with currently untreatable childhood dementia.

Oncology & Cancer

New study seeks hereditary causes of childhood cancer

Follow-up and treatment of children with cancer is significantly improved when inherited genetic causes are also investigated, according to a new Swedish study. The results of the research involving some 50 researchers and ...