DALLAS: Serious and escalating depression in the elderly may almost double the likelihood of dementia, according to a study led by UC San Francisco, and could be an independent risk factor for cognitive decline, rather than just an early symptom of it.

While research from Read More »

DALLAS: A team of University of the Sunshine Coast researchers has received funding to investigate how exercise might slow the progression of dementia.

The research, led by Associate Professor Dr Chris Askew, was one of only 100 projects selected for a grant under the Australia Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: New Zealand’s first Dementia Prevention Research Clinic will open in Auckland.

It will be the first of a national network of Dementia Prevention Research Clinics established by Brain Research New Zealand (BRNZ).

BRNZ is a Government funded Centre of Research Excellence undertaking ground breaking Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: First developed to rehabilitate wounded Israeli soldiers, the virtual reality CAREN machine has also helped hundreds of injured Chinese earthquake victims to take their first steps to recovery.

Now those with dementia in northern England have begun test-driving the same revolutionary rehabilitation system to Read More »