Newspaper Articles on Dementia Research

22 December 2014 Research on lifestyle changes which could help prevent dementia Courier

22 December 2014 Researchers use stem cells to generate nerve cells in brains of rats to restore mobility Scotsman

25 November 2014 Researchers find the brain has a weak spot for Alzheimer’s Disease and schizophrenia BBC

17 November 2014 Researchers study ‘Cellular suicide’ to unlock Parkinson’s secrets Scotsman

17 November 2014 Edinburgh researchers to get a scanner to help develop treatments for dementia Courier

13 November 2014 Researchers find that taking vitamin B12 and folic acid does not cut the risk of dementia BBC

10 November 2014 Researchers use stem cells to heal brain damage in Parkinson`s Daily Mail  ITV

4 November 2014 New test piloted for dementia in middle-aged people Courier

4 November 2014 Study links lack of height with risk of dementia Daily Mail

27 October 2014 Researchers are to study eye-tests for Alzheimer’s Disease Courier  BBC  STV

7 October 2014 Researchers measure blood flow in the brain to predict risk of dementia Daily Mail

3 October 2014 Study finds finds that 9 patients out of of 10 Alzheimer’s Disease patients showed improvements in their memories with new therapeutic programme Daily Mail

19 September 2014 Pathway that contributes to Alzheimer’s disease revealed Science Daily

10 September 2014 Study links benzodiazepine use with raised risk of dementia BBC

8 September 2014 Study finds forty two thousand have early-onset dementia in UK Courier

7 August 2014 Study finds that a lack of vitamin D could raise the risk of developing dementia BBC Daily Mail

5 August 2014 Studt links high blood pressure in midlife with raised risk of dementia Daily Mail

02 October 2014 Study finds middle-aged women with mood swings may have a raised risk of Alzheimer’s Courier & Daily Mail

16 July 2014 Study assesses the effects of gardens in care homes on dementia patients Herald

15 July 2014 Researchers find that games such as cards and crosswords could help stave off Alzheimer’s Daily Record

14 July 2014 Study finds that injecting patients with a radioactive dye can help predict dementia Daily Mail

14 July 2014 Study finds that one-third of cases of Alzheimer’s Disease may be preventable BBC

8 July 2014 Researchers develop a blood test to predict Alzheimer’s Disease Courier

20 June 2014 Researchers from Edinburgh University join UK Dementia Platform (UKDP) Herald

29 May 2014 Study finds people with a cynical distrust of others may have a raised risk of dementia BBC

26 May 2014 Researchers identify a liver protein which may protect against Alzheimer’s Scotsman

15 May 2014 Research study finds that an anti-depressant drug could slow the onset of Alzheimer`s Disease BBC

12 May 2014 Researchers identify a gene which could be used to make a “smart drug” Daliy Mail

22 April 2014 Researchers find that narrowing of a neck artery is linked to memory decline Herald

14 April 2014 Researchers develop a blood test for Alzheimer’s Disease Daily Mail

25 March 2014 Researchers link diet during pregnancy to an offspring’s risk of brain changes linked to Alzheimer`s disease Herald

10 March 2014 Researchers develop a blood test to predict Alzheimer’s Disease Scotsman

25 February 2014 Researchers link cooking meat with dementia BBC

28 January 2014 Researchers link the pesticide DDT with Alzheimer’s Disease BBC  Courier

16 January 2014 Researchers develop a new test to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease Scotsman