Charities at risk due to donors' reluctance to cover 'unexciting' running costs like energy bills, warns Alzheimer's Society boss

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 14:21 UTC

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Kate Lee, who is stepping down after leading the British research organisation since 2020, said charities were struggling to manage rising prices.

Groundbreaking study links biological age to dementia risk... so take survey to see how old you REALLY are

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

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An older biological age - the age of a person's cells and tissues based on physiological factors - is a significant influence on whether someone will develop Alzheimer's or another form of dementia.

Scientists are using living human brain tissue to study Alzheimer's on their hunt for a cure - and experts are expecting a breakthrough

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 00:50 UTC

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The team from the University of Edinburgh used the healthy brain tissue from living NHS patients and exposed it to a protein linked to Alzheimer's, from patients who passed away from it.

Scientists use live human brain tissue to speed up hunt for dementia cure

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 10:45 UTC

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Exclusive: British team exposed live cells to toxic proteins to gather rare insight into how dementia develops

Scientists have used living human brain tissue to mimic the early stages of Alzheimer’s d…

'Ringleader of Grandpa gang' accused of robbing Kim Kardashian is '80% disabled' while others have cancer, heart conditions and Alzheimer's, court hears as trial gets underway

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 15:15 UTC

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One of the original 12 defendants due at the Paris Assizes died last month, and another can no longer be judged because he is suffering with late-stage Alzheimer's disease.

Shock study reveals store cupboard favourite is laced with alarming amounts of toxic 'plasticisers', possible cancer cause

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 14:40 UTC

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Scientists have exposed the common foods most likely to be teeming with worrying levels of toxic chemicals that have been linked to Alzheimer's and cancer.

New details of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s final days released

found 2025 › Apr › 16 (Wed) @ 11:55 UTC

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Arakawa was shown to have been researching medical conditions related to Covid-19 and flu and police bodycam footage from inside the couple’s home released

Authorities on Tuesday released a lengthy in…

Got a parent with Alzheimer's? Study reveals whether mum or dad carries the biggest risk for you

found 2025 › Apr › 09 (Wed) @ 21:20 UTC

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Canadian scientists say these children may be at higher risk of Alzheimer's because they are more prone to one toxic protein, tau, spreading in the brain.

US scientists create most comprehensive circuit diagram of mammalian brain

found 2025 › Apr › 09 (Wed) @ 19:55 UTC

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3D map of a cubic millimetre of mouse brain reveals half a billion synapses and 5.4km of neuronal wiring

The most comprehensive circuit diagram of neurons in a mammalian brain has been created by scie…

Amid all the warnings about a ‘dementia tsunami’, here are the things you should know | Devi Sridhar

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 09:35 UTC

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When we dig into new research we see why all the alarming headlines are written, but also that science is bringing new hope

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias were the leading cause of death in …