Research

New research shows that a loss of smell may be a warning sign of Alzheimer’s. University of Chicago Medical Center found that a decline in a person’s sense of smell may predict their loss of cognitive function and can impact regions of the brain that play an important part in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Researchers [...]

Biological age may be more important that birthdate for healthy longevity. A new study conducted by the University of California San Diego has found that accelerated biological and epigenetic ageing is associated with lower odds of older women living to the age of 90 and beyond. Researchers analysed data from three Women’s Health Initiative studies [...]

A new study has licensed a new class of drugs that may be able to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

A new study suggests that moderate drinking is linked to higher iron levels in the brain which is associated with worse performance on cognitive testing. An intake of seven to 14 units weekly is considered moderate drinking, according to the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low-Risk Drinking Guidance.  The study, conducted by the University of Oxford, [...]

Black Americans are at twice the risk of being likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease independent of genetic risk than white Americans, research suggests. Perceived racism contributes to racial health disparities in cardiovascular disease risk factors, which also are risk factors for Alzheimer’s, it also has a significant impact on the racial health disparity in Alzheimer’s. However, little [...]

Researchers have developed a tool that may improve the detection of early-onset dementia symptoms.  Research and clinicians at the University of Sidney’s Brain and Mind Center have developed a free, online, clinical-administered tool that could greatly increase the likelihood of early detection of primary progressive aphasia, paving the way for enhanced treatment.  Aphasia is a [...]

Advisers to the UK government suggest that air pollution may be linked to dementia and cognitive decline in older people. 

A new study found that HIV infection may cut about five years off an individual’s life span. The new study highlights the importance of an early diagnosis as HIV has been found to have a substantial impact on ageing within just two to three years of contracting the virus. Published in the Journal iScience, the [...]

A new trial of robot surgeons in hip replacement surgery has been launched. The study, by University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, aims to help determine whether use of robots in hip surgery results in better outcomes for patients. Hip replacement is one of the most [...]

A new study suggests that a high-fat diet could be implicated in severe brain damage. An international study has uncovered a link between a high-fat diet and declining in cognitive ability. In the research, mice were fed a high-fat diet for 30 weeks which resulted in diabetes and a subsequent deterioration in their cognitive abilities; including the development [...]