Cognitive disorders

Scientists researching dementia and Alzheimer's disease are shifting their focus to a series of proteins that build up in the brain like debris and have a toxic impact on cells, a development that may help improve diagnoses and therapy.

Apple Inc. is partnering with Eli Lilly in a study to determine if data from the iPhone and Apple Watches can help detect early signs of dementia, CNBC business reported, quoted by BNR.

The two companies are working with Evidation health tech startup to find ways to detect early signs of dementia with the help of Apple's popular tech gadgets.

The number of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease in Greece is increasing rapidly and is expected to triple over the next 30 years, experts say.

An estimated 160,000 people are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer's in Greece, a number expected to rise to 340,000 in 2030 and 560,000 in 2050.

AFP - Urban air pollution, mostly from vehicles, is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to research published Wednesday.

The link remained even after heavy drinking, smoking and other well established risk factors for dementia were ruled out, the researchers reported in medical journal BMJ Open.

The first students of the "Alzheimer School," which was founded to raise awareness and educate the relatives of those diagnosed with Alzheimer's, graduated on May 22 in Istanbul.

People living near major roads have a higher chance of developing dementia, according to a large-scale study published in British medical journal The Lancet on Jan. 5.

The research looked at six million adults living in Ontario, Canada between 2001 and 2012, and found that those living less than 50 meters (yards) from a busy road had a seven percent higher incidence of dementia.

Workers at nursing homes and hospitals in Melbourne often have trouble helping elderly Greek-Australian patients as the two parties don't speak enough of the same language to make proper communication possible. The situation is even harder when the patients are experiencing symptoms of dementia.

Newly-published research by the Yale School of Public Health published in the journal “Psychology and Aging” demonstrates that people who have negative beliefs about aging are more likely to suffer the brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

A new study from japan found that people who couldn’t stand on one leg for 20 seconds or longer had a greater likelihood to suffer brain changes that led to strokes and dementia than others. Those who had difficulty with the test also scored lower on tests scoring cognitive function.