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Alzheimer’s blood test can predict onset of disease with 87% accuracy

A blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease is being under development. Research in more than 1,000 people…

10 years ago

Glen Campbell needs full-time care as his Alzheimer’s disease worsens

Glen Campbell's Alzheimer's disease has worsened to the point where he needs full-time professional care, his wife Kim has said.…

10 years ago

Sean Connery Alzheimer’s fears denied after Michael Caine interview

A representative for Sean Connery has strongly denied reports that the actor is suffering from Alzheimer’s after German newspaper Bild,…

11 years ago

Red meat could trigger Alzheimer’s disease

According to a recent research, eating too much red meat could trigger Alzheimer's disease. Scientists found that a build-up of…

11 years ago

Alzheimer’s disease linked to high levels of copper

US scientists have found that a lifetime of too much copper in our diets may be contributing to Alzheimer's disease.…

11 years ago

Alzheimer’s test could detect disease ten years before symptoms develop

A new test could detect Alzheimer’s disease at least ten years before symptoms appear - paving the way for early…

11 years ago

Alzheimer’s blood test developed?

Researchers say they are closer to developing a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer's. There is no definitive test for…

11 years ago

Reading books or writing letters help protect brain from Alzheimer’s and related dementias

A new study suggests that keeping mentally active by reading books or writing letters helps protect the brain in old…

11 years ago

Alzheimer’s genetic markers identified

US researchers from Washington University School of Medicine have identified genetic markers that could help highlight who is at risk…

12 years ago

Alzheimer’s disease could be detected decades before symptoms

A new study has revealed that some of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease have been found in the brain,…

12 years ago

Drinking a litre of mineral water every day can prevent Alzheimer’s memory loss

Drinking a litre of mineral water every day can prevent cognitive decline in Alzheimer's sufferers by removing aluminium from their…

12 years ago

Sleep abnormalities may predict Alzheimer’s disease

A bad sleep may be an early sign of Alzheimer's if a study in mice also applies to people, say…

12 years ago

Alzheimer’s drug bapineuzumab shelved after trial failure

US pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson say they will stop development of Alzheimer's drug bapineuzumab, because it failed…

12 years ago

Dementia alters walking pace before affecting memory

A simple walking test could show if Alzheimer’s patients have the disease, say researchers after they found a link between…

12 years ago

Having regular lie-ins in old age can bring on dementia

Scientists say that having regular lie-ins in old age can bring on dementia. Getting too much or too little sleep…

12 years ago

Alzheimer’s early signs appear 25 years before first symptoms

A team at Washington University School of Medicine has assembled a "timeline" of the unseen progress of Alzheimer's before symptoms…

12 years ago

Alzheimer gene linked to diabetes

US scientists have recently identified a possible genetic link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. It has been known for some…

12 years ago