Researchers at the University of East Anglia are crowd-funding a new project to test former professional football players for early signs of dementia.

A study led by the University of Glasgow has revealed the first major insights into lifelong health outcomes in former professional football players.

Scientists have visualised for the first time protein ‘tangles’ associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury

Having good heart health age 50 is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia later in life, according to a new study published in the BMJ today.

A new study published today has found that having either low or high levels of haemoglobin in your blood may be linked to an increased risk of developing dementia years later.

New research presented today (Sunday 14th July) at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) found that experiencing multiple sensory impairments, such as vision and hearing problems, is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia in older adults.

New research suggests that regular use of certain types of commonly-prescribed drugs used to treat bladder conditions, Parkinson’s disease and depression, could significantly increase the risk of dementia in later life.

Older people who experience significant weight gain or weight loss could be raising their risk of developing dementia, suggests a study from Korea published today in the online journal BMJ Open.

A new study published in Neurology suggests that women who start their period later, go through menopause earlier or have a hysterectomy may have a greater risk of developing dementia.

Having a parent with Alzheimer’s disease has been known to raise a person’s risk of developing the disease, but new research suggests that having extended family members who have had Alzheimer’s may also increase risk.