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COVER STORY / When a Loved One Has Dementia

What if someone you love lost the ability to cherish memories?

Some antidepressants may be linked to dementia

Long-term use of certain anti-depressants is linked to dementia in a large British study, researchers say, though they could not definitively conclude that the drugs are the cause.

Alzheimer's new definition based on biology proposed

Alzheimer's researchers have proposed a radical change in the way the disease is defined, focusing on biological changes in the body rather than clinical symptoms such as memory loss and cognitive decline.

Marriage can make you crazy, but it deters dementia too

Marriage may test one's sanity, but living into old age with a partner also lowers the risk of dementia, researchers says.

Virtual reality ‘predicts Alzheimer’s’

Alzheimer's disease can be detected decades before onset, using a virtual reality test, a study suggests.

Dementia 'halted in mice brains'

A new study at Duke University shows tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug prevents mice from developing dementia.

July 8, 2021
July 8, 2021

When a Loved One Has Dementia

What if someone you love lost the ability to cherish memories?

April 28, 2018
April 28, 2018

Some antidepressants may be linked to dementia

Long-term use of certain anti-depressants is linked to dementia in a large British study, researchers say, though they could not definitively conclude that the drugs are the cause.

April 10, 2018
April 10, 2018

Alzheimer's new definition based on biology proposed

Alzheimer's researchers have proposed a radical change in the way the disease is defined, focusing on biological changes in the body rather than clinical symptoms such as memory loss and cognitive decline.

November 29, 2017
November 29, 2017

Marriage can make you crazy, but it deters dementia too

Marriage may test one's sanity, but living into old age with a partner also lowers the risk of dementia, researchers says.

October 23, 2015
October 23, 2015

Virtual reality ‘predicts Alzheimer’s’

Alzheimer's disease can be detected decades before onset, using a virtual reality test, a study suggests.

April 16, 2015
April 16, 2015

Dementia 'halted in mice brains'

A new study at Duke University shows tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug prevents mice from developing dementia.