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Lonely children have an increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline in adulthood, study finds

An analysis of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study data found that individuals who reported experiencing loneliness as children had a 41% higher risk of dementia in adulthood. They also ...

Single enzyme failure found to drive neuron loss in dementia

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich and the LMU University Hospital Munich uncovered a ...
Science Daily

Single enzyme mutation reveals a hidden trigger in dementia

Researchers discovered that a tiny structural feature of the enzyme GPX4 helps keep neurons safe. A rare mutation removes ...
News24

This 3-year-old has become the first to get revolutionary gene therapy for rare childhood dementia disorder

Now Ollie is making history as the world’s first successful gene therapy patient for this cruel condition. Ten months after ...

The Hard Reality of Frontotemporal Dementia: Beyond the Research Hype

We break down the current state of frontotemporal dementia, from bvFTD to PPA, and why 'promising' therapies are still far from the clinic.

South Carolina launches new dementia prevention toolkit as older adults set to outnumber children by 2030

South Carolina officials unveiled a new strategy Friday aimed at reducing dementia risk among older adults as the state braces for a historic demographic shift: by 2030, seniors will outnumber ...