A new study showed possibilities for the amyloid protein to be transferred through a rare medical procedure that was phased out over 35 years ago.

A new study finds female military veterans who have traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression may be more likely to develop dementia.

A "perfect storm" of stagnating wages and benefits cuts has led to the gap in life expectancy between the richest and poorest in the England widening, according to new research.

A research review published in Frontiers in Ageing Neuroscience claims that the herpes virus responsible for cold sores can also cause Alzheimer's disease, and that antiviral drugs can drastically reduce dementia risk for people with severe herpes infections.

A simple test taken within a week of a stroke may help predict how well people will have recovered up to three years later, according to a study published in the October 17 2018 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

New research from the American Academy Of Neurology, published today (10 October) in Neurology, has suggested that people living with a type of irregular heartbeat, known as Atrial Fibrillation, are at a greater risk of developing vascular dementia or mixed dementia including vascular dementia.

Half of women will develop dementia, Parkinson's disease or have a stroke in their lifetime, new research suggests.

Air pollution may be linked to a heightened risk of developing dementia, finds a London-based observational study, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

New research from UCL out tomorrow has highlighted the difference in diagnosis rates between black ethnic groups compared to white groups in the UK.

New research shows that air pollution could have an effect on cognitive ageing.