Alzheimer’s Society has released new research from a survey conducted by Yonder of over 2000 UK adults who are caring for a person with dementia. Key statistics shared include: The data was shared as part of the Alzheimer’s Society’s Forget Me Not Appeal, which ran throughout June to encourage the public to wear a Forget…
A study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association has suggested measuring how well the brain processes sound, rather than how well the ears detect it, could help diagnose dementia. Researchers at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Dementia Research Centre performed nonverbal ‘brain hearing’ tests on their study participants, which included people…
A review of clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease drugs has been published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. Entitled ‘Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2026’, this is the latest annual review from Dr Jeffrey Cummings, from the University of Nevada, who has published reviews for the past decade that look at clinical…