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On 16 and 17 March 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted its first Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia. Ministers from around the world, as well as experts from the research, clinical and NGO communities, came together in…

A small sensor, headphones and a mobile phone – the elements of a prototype kit that is giving hope of relief for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease. A European Framework Programme-backed research project being spearheaded in Barcelona does not offer a…

GAP, initiated by the New York Academy of Sciences and Global CEO Initiative, is moving one step closer to reaching its goal of establishing a global, trial-ready platform for Alzheimer’s disease. The Global Alzheimer’s Platform (GAP) and the Innovative Medicines…

Adult neurons are touchy things. Too much protein can throw them off course, resulting in neurodegeneration. After showing how mutant ATAXIN1 (the protein associated with the neurodegenerative disorder spinocerebellar ataxia 1) cannot fold and be discarded properly, resulting in malfunctioning…

The current policy approach to tackling dementia is socially and economically unsustainable, according to a new OECD report. Countries need to take action now to improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers, prioritise public research on…

Genetic risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD) may be due as much to multiple genes with small individual effects as to single high-risk genes, research suggests. Nigel Williams (Cardiff University School of Medicine, UK) and colleagues used data from five PD…

Researchers have the first conclusive proof that changes to lifestyle among the over-60s can slow mental decline – raising the prospects of dementia prevention programmes that cut your risk of the disease. Findings from a two-year study of more than 1,200…

Apple recently announced ResearchKit, a new software framework that turns the iPhone into a powerful tool for medical research. In conjunction with the announcement of ResearchKit, The Michael J. Fox Foundation is announcing the launch of Fox Insight, a Web-based virtual clinical…