Alzheimer’s research

Dementia risk could depend on where you live

A Monash University study has found people who live in more affluent areas have superior memories and a lower risk of developing…

New report reveals ‘staggering’ future cost of Alzheimer’s disease

A report released today by the University of Canberra’s National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) has predicted the…

Exercise may help protect brains from dementia symptoms

Daily physical activity may help alter a person's brain chemistry to enhance cognitive function and help protect against dementia related…

Millions of cases of dementia go undiagnosed each year: ADI

Over 41 million cases of dementia currently go undiagnosed across the world, a new global report has revealed. The research,…

Alzheimer’s could be diagnosed more than a decade before symptoms appear with new blood biomarker

Newly found blood biomarkers could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease more than a decade before symptoms start to emerge. A world…

Buying time: experts could diagnose Alzheimer’s five years earlier

Researchers at the Australian National University can now let patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) know five years in advance…

Alzheimer’s Drug approved in US ‘offers hope’ to millions

Regulators in the US have approved the first new medication for Alzheimer's in nearly two decades. Aducanumab is the first…