Common NHS diabetes and ADHD drugs could be the cure to treating Alzheimer’s, scientists hope

NHS diabetes and ADHD drugs will soon be tested on Alzheimer’s patients in a breakthrough new clinical trial. The move aims ...
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Study Links Years of Acid Reflux Medication Use to Higher Dementia Risk but Cannot Establish Cause

This measured review examines potential links between long-term proton pump inhibitor use and dementia risk, urging ...
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Signs, symptoms and causes of vascular dementia – and how to prevent it

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to research, vascular dementia is slightly more common in men than women Alzheimer's disease is not the only cruel ...

Andy Burnham welcomes world-first dementia drug trial after dad Roy dies from the disease

Andy Burnham heralds Britain’s pioneering AD-SMART Alzheimer’s trial which could fast track first drugs shown to tackle ...
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Beyond memory loss: recognising dementia in primary care

An estimated one third of older people with dementia in England remain undiagnosed. Rachel Daly, admiral nurse at Dementia UK ...
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Antibiotics, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication linked to reduced risk of dementia

Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research that looked at health data from over 130 million ...
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Top pharmacist warns over-the-counter medication could raise dementia risk

Regularly taking a common hay fever remedy could substantially increase your risk of developing the memory robbing condition dementia, a pharmacist has warned. The warning comes amid unusually high ...
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Study of 183,450 Women Links Hormone Therapy to Lower Dementia Risk With Timing Making a Difference

New UK Biobank research suggests hormone therapy and dementia risk may be lower for some women when started earlier.

Brain health clinic aims to 'transform' dementia care

A brain health clinic seeking to "transform" how dementia is diagnosed, slowed down and treated has opened on World Alzheimer ...
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Oxford Nanopore and UK Biobank to create world’s first epigenetic dataset targeting the causes of cancer, dementia, complex disease

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company delivering a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing technology, today announced a new collaboration with UK ...