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Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease is probably the best-known form of neurodegenerative disease, which is usually characterised by a progressive loss of cognitive, emotional and social abilities. But what actually happens in the brain? Read more about current research and therapeutic approaches to this form of dementia.

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News • What patients can expect

Alzheimer's: New method to predict cognitive decline

Researchers have developed a model to predict cognitive decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. The next step is an app that uses this model.

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News • Historia dementia

Did the ancient Greeks and Romans have Alzheimer’s?

Was dementia already an issue for Hippocrates and his contemporaries? A new analysis of classical Greek and Roman medical texts suggests that Alzheimer's is connected to modern environments.

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News • National policies benchmark

Dementia care and treatment: Continuing inequalities across Europe

According to the European Dementia Monitor, there is still a clear East/West divide, with significant differences between countries in terms of availability, affordability, legal and human rights.

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News • From the heart to the brain

Early onset of coronary heart disease increases dementia risk

Having coronary heart disease at a younger age was associated with an increased risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, a new study finds.

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News • Lab model to find treatments for stroke, dementia

Finding (and fixing) vascular leaks in the brain

Using small blood vessels grown in the lab, researchers discover how vascular leaks leading to dementia and stroke emerge – and how this damage might be fixed.

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News • Biosensor

Wireless, handheld device to detect Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers

A team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. The biosensor can also transmit the results wirelessly.

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