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Veteran singer Tony Christie is recording a new song as a thank you for carers across the UK in the wake of his dementia diagnosis. The 79-year-old who announced in January this year that he had been diagnosed with dementia, has unveiled plans to record Thank You For Being a Friend on behalf of the [...]
A seven-figure funding boost to further develop a prostate cancer test could help save thousands of lives, its developers say. Despite being the most common malignancy other than skin cancer diagnosed in men, prostate cancer survival rates have improved little in the past four decades. But UK-based biotech firm Nanovery is hoping to turn the [...]
US biotech Alzamend Neuro has started a first of its kind phase 1/2a trial of an immunotherapy vaccine aimed at helping patients suffering with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s dementia fight the disease. The first-in-human, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised parallel group trial will enlist 20-30 participants to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the vaccine, known as ALZN002, [...]
Alzheimer’s experts have given a cautious welcome to an innovative study that showed an easing of cognitive impairment in rodents through the use of deep brain stimulation. An estimated 32 million people globally suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, for which there is currently no cure. The most common form of dementia, it is a progressive, life-limiting [...]
It may sound too good to be true, but a new study conducted in the US has shown it’s possible to reverse the body’s biological clock in as little as two months with diet and lifestyle changes. Five women following a tailored ‘longevity’ diet and lifestyle programme saw their biological age reduced by up to [...]
A philanthropic venture dedicated to speeding-up the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer’s and other dementias, has received a $200m boost from the billionaire family of the late beauty mogul Estee Lauder. Ms Lauder’s sons, along with four of her grandchildren, have pledged the money to the non-profit Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation [...]
Space was famously seen as the final frontier as the crew of the USS Enterprise boldly went where no man had gone before. Now UK scientists are looking to extend the boundaries of their knowledge as they reach for the stars in a bid to answer the enduring question of why people’s muscles deteriorate as [...]
An early menopause has been linked to a heightened risk of women developing Alzheimer’s disease dementia. Taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) appeared to help reduce the risk US-based researchers said - but only if it’s taken near to the age of diagnosis. Women who begin HRT treatment five or six years after the start of [...]
Wild blueberries could play a vital role in helping improve brain function and lowering blood pressure in a healthy older population. New research from the King’s Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine suggests that eating a handful of the blue or purple berries every day has a range of positive health benefits, including lowering blood [...]
New results from a large 10-year study show fall risk and incidence in older adults can be significantly reduced through a modest amount of a particular kind of computerised brain training. Falls are a big problem. The Centers for Disease Control reports that each year one of four seniors experience a fall, resulting in about [...]
