Atrial fibrillation independently increases dementia risk by 21% in adults under the age of 70, new research indicates.

Our research explores the importance of primary care and the community for people with dementia and their friends, families and carers. The Alzheimer’s Society reports there are over 920,000 people ...

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Our school teaching resources make it easy to teach and learn about dementia from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4. No prior knowledge of dementia is required. All of these resources can be used in class, ...

Receiving the live-attenuated zoster vaccine (Zostavax) reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis by 3.5 percentage ...

Feeling as relaxed as possible will help you to complete the test as well as you can. These tests cannot be used on their own to diagnose dementia. But they can help the specialist work out the type ...

most research into Alzheimer’s disease—the most common cause of dementia—has been laser-focused on two proteins, known as ...

He said: "The ideal is a shared support network that includes other friends/family and professionals who are there to support the person and their primary carer." The dementia expert also shared ...

LDL levels below 70 mg/dL are tied to a lower risk of developing dementia in general and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia ...

Atrial fibrillation diagnosed before age 70 years was associated with a 21% increased risk for dementia and a 36% increased ...

Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RD "Key Takeaways" A new study suggests a link between healthy cholesterol levels and reduced dementia risk. The study focuses particularly on LDL-C (called ...