Alzheimer’s Research UK appoints new Director of Research
A UK-based charity specialising in finding preventions, treatments and a cure for dementia, Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced Dr Susan Kohlhaas as the charity’s new…
Over £300,000 awarded for ‘revolutionary’ eye test to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s
The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) will give around £329,000 to the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) to create a simple, pioneering and non-intrusive…
New research finds that gene associated with bad cholesterol is linked to early-onset Alzheimer’s
Published in the journal JAMA Neurology, researchers in the US have linked elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) – also known as ‘bad’ cholesterol…
VR could help recognise Alzheimer’s symptoms more accurately, new findings suggest
The University of Cambridge has discovered that virtual reality (VR) could help identify early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than existing cognitive tests. The…
Pioneering mobile game can detect Alzheimer’s risk and help dementia researchers worldwide
A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer’s – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers…
Research reveals that a simple eye test could help diagnose Alzheimer’s before the sign of symptoms
A study of more than 200 people at the Duke Eye Center in the USA suggests the loss of blood vessels in the retina could…