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World Alzheimer's Day 2024: Everything you need to know about dementia

Every year on September 21, we celebrate World Alzheimer's Day to battle the stigma associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease and increase public awareness of these disorders

Suven starts Phase 3 trial for first home-grown Alzheimer's drug

Clinical trial randomisation is the process of assigning patients by chance to groups that receive different treatments

India's Alzheimer's burden is growing, but treatment still out of reach

Doctors say there is no national-level policy programme for Alzheimer's and the bulk of the family expenditure on health is on people in their productive ages

Covid may up risk of developing Alzheimer's disease among the older: Study

The findings showed that the risk for developing Alzheimer's disease in older people nearly doubled (0.35 per cent to 0.68 per cent) over a one-year period following infection with Covid-19.

Alzheimer's Day 2021: What causes it? What we know, don't know and suspect

Alzheimer's Day 2021: A hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is gradual deterioration of memory. Here's all you need to know about the disease on World Alzheimer's Day 2021

Trial successful in slowing Alzheimer's: Spain's pharmaceutical Grifols

The latest results strengthen Grifols' research on plasma protein replacement therapies

Cell therapy could improve brain function in Alzheimer's patients: Study

One type of neuron, called inhibitory interneuron, is particularly important for managing brain rhythms

Western diet rich in cholesterol may up risk of Alzheimer's, says study

Study compared the effects of a poor diet on groups of mice that had Alzheimer's-associated genes

Fit & Proper: If a loved one has Alzheimer's

Your weekly health guide

Alzheimer's risk for those with high blood sugar, finds study

Diabetes patients have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's compared to healthy individuals

Arthritis drug could reduce risk of having Alzheimer's disease

Arthritis is believed to be driven in part by TNF, a protein that promotes inflammation

Long-term memory test helps diagnose Alzheimer's early

Scientists say testing memory over a long timescale shows early deficits in the brain's ability to remember