Topic: Alzheimer'S Research Trust

Considered as the 'biggest break-through in 15 years' the UK discovery of 3 potential key genes could help cut the number of people developing Alzheimers by up to a fifth, claim the Alzheimer's Research Trust. In fact adults over 50 are ...
Dementia is a progressive condition characterised by memory loss, a reduced capacity to perform daily tasks such as washing and dressing, and deteriorating motor skills. "on the Alzheimer's Research Trust website, there are 820,000 people with dementia in the UK ...
Elderly people with mild memory problems may benefit from taking very high daily doses of vitamin B to slow the rate of brain shrinkage, say researchers.. A University of Oxford study found that taking vitamin B tablets every day can reduce the ...

British dementia costs seen rising, research urged

LONDON (Reuters) - Dementia costs Britain 23 billion pounds ($37 billion) a year, more than cancer and heart disease combined, and the number of sufferers is expected to rise nearly 20 percent to over a million by 2025, experts said Wednesday.A study ...
Working beyond normal retirement age might help stave off dementia, scientists said today.. Keeping the brain active later in life appears to reduce the chances of an early onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study of 382 men with probable ...
This Sunday is World Alzheimer's Day, an annual event, and it's happening this year at rather an encouraging time. "This was a consideration that prompted Ronald Reagan in 1994 to reveal that he was afflicted by Alzheimer's. "Before he ...