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Incorporation of AI could transform cancer diagnosis in UK - PM May

According to Prime Minister Theresa May, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is soon to change the scene in cancer and other disease diagnosis. She is to speak today in Macclesfield where she would acknowledge AI as a “new weapon” that is being used by the NHS and technology companies in research.

21 May 2018

Cognitive training intervention reduces gait freezing in Parkinson's patients, study shows

The researchers report significant reduction in the severity and duration of freezing of gait, improved cognitive processing speed and reduced daytime sleepiness.

18 May 2018

Raising Awareness of Childhood Dementia

The Dementia Strikes Children Too campaign aims to raise awareness of childhood dementia, drive for better clinical education of this group of diseases, and put in place the systems and tools for earlier diagnosis.

18 May 2018

Cognitive decline in dementia is not reduced by high-intensity exercise

Results of a new study indicate that exercise does not delay the progression of cognitive impairment in older people with dementia.

17 May 2018

New study reveals the extent of brain damage due to elevated homocysteine

The amino acid homocysteine occurs naturally in the human body, generated as a byproduct of methionine metabolism.

17 May 2018

Study shows link between better diet quality and larger brain volume

People who eat a diet rich in vegetables, fruit, nuts and fish may have bigger brains, according to a study published in the May 16, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 May 2018

New AI software accurately identifies commonest cause of stroke and dementia

Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of brain scan, more accurately than current methods.

17 May 2018

Cognitive decline in older adults not linked to sexual activity or emotional closeness

Older people who enjoy a sexually active and emotionally close relationship with their partner tend to perform better at memory tests than sexually inactive older adults on a short-term basis, but this is not the case over a longer period of time.

16 May 2018

Scientists successfully transfer memory of one animal to another

UCLA neuroscience researchers have successfully transferred the memory of one animal to another via injections of RNA. This futuristic study has made possible hopes for similar transfers among higher animals too including humans.

16 May 2018

Older adults with MCI experience greater cognitive health benefits after exergaming, shows study

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment, often a precursor to Alzheimer's, showed significant improvement with certain complex thinking and memory skills after exergaming, according to a new study.

15 May 2018

Simple screening tool can help identify people at increased risk for dementia

In people with a minor decline on the Mini-Mental-State-Examination--a widely used but limited test to screen for cognitive defects--follow-up with a simple visual screening tool can help identify those at increased risk for dementia.

14 May 2018

Scientists uncover genome variation linked to increased risk of developing Alzheimer's

An article published in Nature Medicine with the collaboration of the research group of Dr. Manel Esteller, director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, ICREA Researcher and Professor of Genetics of the University of Barcelona, and Drs. Dave Monk and Isidre Ferrer, from the same center, shows that the inheritance of small changes in DNA alters the expression of the PM20D1 gene and is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

14 May 2018

Study: Effective intervention can reduce medication overuse in aged care facilities

Effective intervention can reduce medication overuse in Residential Aged Care Facilities, the latest University of Tasmania research shows.

14 May 2018

New study to explore link between diet, intestinal microbiota and cognitive decline

Are abnormal intestinal microorganisms a risk factor for developing cognitive impairment? Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are trying to answer that question with a new study that will explore how the intestinal microbiota – the bacteria in the intestine –influence the progression of cognitive decline and the development of Alzheimer's disease.

14 May 2018

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Latest Dementia News and Research

Incorporation of AI could transform cancer diagnosis in UK - PM May

Cognitive training intervention reduces gait freezing in Parkinson's patients, study shows

Raising Awareness of Childhood Dementia

Cognitive decline in dementia is not reduced by high-intensity exercise

New study reveals the extent of brain damage due to elevated homocysteine

Study shows link between better diet quality and larger brain volume

New AI software accurately identifies commonest cause of stroke and dementia

Cognitive decline in older adults not linked to sexual activity or emotional closeness

Scientists successfully transfer memory of one animal to another

Older adults with MCI experience greater cognitive health benefits after exergaming, shows study

Simple screening tool can help identify people at increased risk for dementia

Scientists uncover genome variation linked to increased risk of developing Alzheimer's

Study: Effective intervention can reduce medication overuse in aged care facilities

New study to explore link between diet, intestinal microbiota and cognitive decline

Combination of atrial fibrillation and carotid artery disease increases patient's risk of dementia

Increasingly failing communication between cells' organelles is main cause of aging, shows study

Living apart together: A new option for older adults

UAB researchers unravel brain neuron dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

Researchers explain neurophysiological link between breathing and attention

Study: Different strains of same protein may contribute to different Parkinson's-related brain disorders

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