Telegraph.co.uk

One hour of exercise a week 'can halve dementia risk' Telegraph.co.uk One in three people will develop dementia in their lifetime, and a rapidly ageing population means that the numbers are forecast to double within two decades. More than 800,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia — most commonly Alzheimer's … Dementia risk falling for elderly in the West: Better education and drugs keep …Daily Mail Worldwide Alzheimer's and Dementia Epidemic Grows, Including …MarketWatch Smell test may detect early stages of Alzheimer's disease, studies showCBS News TIME –Express.co.uk –Washington Post all 732 news articles »

Asian Scientist Magazine

GABA: A New Target For Alzheimer's Drugs Asian Scientist Magazine AsianScientist (Jul 14, 2014) – Scientists are now one step closer to a drug that could treat dementia and memory loss. A research team has discovered that reactive astrocytes, commonly observed in Alzheimer's patients, aberrantly and abundantly …

University Herald

1 Hour of Exercise a Week May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease by Half University Herald "Simply tackling physical inactivity, for example, will reduce levels of obesity, hypertension and diabetes, and prevent some people from developing dementia as well as a healthier old age in general — it's a win-win situation," Carol Brayne, lead …

Smell test may detect early stages of Alzheimer's disease, studies show CBS News New research suggests that a faltering sense of smell might signal the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, and that an inexpensive, low-tech smell test could spot who needs more extensive screening for dementia. In two different studies, the decreased …

Eye exam and scratch and sniff test could show Alzheimer's disease The Westside Story The scratch and sniff test, for example, might not indicate dementia or Alzheimer's at all if a patient is unable to smell certain odors. A number of other factors could be causing that, including smoking and diseases like Parkinson's and schizophrenia.

Could a Simple Smell Test Help Spot Alzheimer's Early? U.S. News & World Report Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for loss of memory and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 percent to 80 percent of dementia cases, according to …

Alzheimer's researchers hunt for new tools to identify disease's onset Washington Post Alzheimer's is a progressive and incurable disease that begins in areas of the brain associated with memory. It is the leading cause of dementia in older people, usually striking after the age of 65. It robs people of their cognitive abilities, speech …

The Guardian

Eye tests could detect early Alzheimer's The Guardian "It is too soon to determine whether these types of tests will be useful for diagnosis of dementia and we would need to see the results of larger trials before drawing any firmer conclusions." Dr Doug Brown, director of research at the Alzheimer's …

Odor test, eye exam might detect Alzheimer's HeraldNet Alzheimer's is a progressive and incurable disease that begins in areas of the brain associated with memory. It is the leading cause of dementia in older people, usually striking after the age of 65. It robs people of their cognitive abilities, speech …

Smell And Eye Tests Show Potential To Detect Alzheimer's Early Canada NewsWire (press release) With the support of the Alzheimer's Association and the Alzheimer's community, the United States created its first National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease in 2012. The plan includes the critical goal, which was adopted by the G8 at the Dementia …