A Monash University study has found people who live in more affluent areas have superior memories and a lower risk of developing dementia, highlighting the need for better facilities in disadvantaged areas to promote healthy lifestyle habits and help curtail the growing ...

A report released today by the University of Canberra’s National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) has predicted the future cost of Alzheimer's disease to the community to be $442 billion over the next 20 years. The report, titled ...

Daily physical activity may help alter a person's brain chemistry to enhance cognitive function and help protect against dementia related symptoms, new research has found. The post-mortem study, published in Alzheimer's and Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, analysed ...

Over 41 million cases of dementia currently go undiagnosed across the world, a new global report has revealed. The research, commissioned by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), predicts an unprecedented demand for services that could overwhelm struggling healthcare systems. Global dementia ...

Newly found blood biomarkers could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease more than a decade before symptoms start to emerge. A world first study from researchers at Macquarie University identified a protein in the blood which could lead to low cost screening ...

Researchers at the Australian National University can now let patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) know five years in advance whether they are at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia. “The ANU team’s research ...

Regulators in the US have approved the first new medication for Alzheimer's in nearly two decades. Aducanumab is the first medication intended to slow cognitive decline in people in the early stages of Alzheimer's. It includes antibodies designed to attach ...