dementia

Exercising may stop brain shrinkage

Experts from Edinburgh University found that exercising in your 70’s may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs…

12 years ago

Aspirin may slow brain decline in elderly women

A new research has find that an aspirin a day may slow brain decline in elderly women at high risk…

12 years ago

Obesity linked to declining mental performance

Being overweight is not just bad for your waistline but for your brain too, say researchers who have linked obesity…

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 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