A new study from Columbia University shows that combining a brief smell test with a short memory exam can predict cognitive ...

A recent study from Columbia University has shown that a simple smell and memory test can predict the risk of Alzheimer’s ...

“The current gold standard test, the Mini-Mental State Examination ... a memory clinic who had been diagnosed with dementia or mild memory impairment. Controls attained an average score of ...

By the time a person develops obvious and severe signs of dementia—things like struggling with daily grooming tasks, ...

Rats perform better on memory tests when certain brainwave-producing neurons are stimulated while they sleep. If we can boost ...

Dementia can take up to two years to diagnose but a new laser-based technique is cheaper and can provide results in just ...

The General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG) is a short screening tool for dementia. The test includes a patient assessment and a caregiver interview. It takes about four to six minutes to ...

What are the main types of dementia? As new technique could ‘revolutionise’ how disease is diagnosed - Alzheimer’s disease, ...

The new technique can analyse bodily fluids using lasers to identify people with dementia early in the disease, providing ...