Dementia research focuses on understanding how the condition works, why it develops, and how it might be treated. Importantly, there is also a focus on how we can improve the lives of people with ...

GSK has teamed up with two research organisations in the UK to explore a possible link between its shingles vaccine, Shingrix, and a reduced risk of dementia. The tantalising hypothesis – drawn ...

Apr. 30, 2025 — Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

A study of Roche's anti-amyloid drug gantenerumab has suggested that early treatment to remove amyloid plaques from the brain years before symptoms arise may delay the onset of Alzheimer's ...

Dementia caused by traumatic brain injury is often static, whereas dementia caused by neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, is usually progressive and can eventually be fatal.

Counselling helped me to accept my dementia diagnosis After my diagnosis, my GP referred me for counselling. As this was my profession, I knew what it could do to help. I ranted and raved – I have had ...