Ten odours &#39;help spot dementia&#39;
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Lemon, lilac and leather are three of 10 odours that can be used to tell whether a person is likely to develop dementia, according to US scientists.
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US researchers have developed a test to measure the turnover of a key protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, which could lead to better treatments and faster diagnosis.
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A simple scratch-and-sniff test may help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to researchers. They found that patients with early Alzheimer&#39;s disease may be unable to smell certain
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Just a few minutes of moderate daily exercise may stave off the signs of dementia in the elderly, a new study suggests
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Elderly people with diabetes have an increased risk of dementia, especially so-called vascular dementia, according to new data from an ongoing Swedish study.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults with memory   complaints, despite normal test results, may actually be   exhibiting the earliest sign of dementia, according to a study   conducted at Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New   Hampshire.
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The families of elderly dementia victims are being given peace of mind by a satellite tracking system. Sufferers in a trial project have been given a special
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A highly sensitive new test could lead to a different way to diagnose people with Alzheimer's disease, possibly helping find the illness in its early stages when there might be time for treatment.
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A high-tech system is being tested in London to help families of dementia sufferers trace their loved-ones if they happen to wander off.
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Scientists appear to have found a fingerprint of Alzheimer's disease lurking in patients' spinal fluid, a step toward a long-awaited test for the memory-robbing disease that today can be diagnosed definitively only at autopsy.
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The inability to identify the smell of lemons, lilac, leather and seven other odors predicts which patients with minimal to mild cognitive impairment (MMCI) will develop Alzheimer&#39;s Disease, according to a study presented today at the American College of
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Difficulty identifying common smells such as lemon, banana and cinnamon may be the first sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study that could lead to scratch-and-sniff tests to determine a person's risk for the progressive brain disorder.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDayNews) --  Along with devastating memory loss, Alzheimer's disease can trigger such hard-to-manage behaviors as aggression, wandering, hallucinations and repetitive vocalizations.
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How to prevent a sticky gunk from clogging up, and probably killing, the brain cells of Alzheimer's patients is the newest focus in the fight against the disease.
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A new test has found that people who find it hard to identify the smell of strawberry, smoke, soap, menthol, clove, pineapple, natural gas, lilac, lemon and leather might be at the onset of Alzheimer&#39;s Disease.
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A patient&#39;s inability to identify common smells such as lemon and soap can help doctors to diagnose early Alzheimer&#39;s disease in those who have developed mild mental problems, researchers said yesterday.
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Scientists claim a drug can reverse some early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - with effects seen in 10 minutes.