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A good education and a mentally demanding job may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.

Controlling the level of a fatty acid in the brain could help treat Alzheimer's disease, a US study has suggested.

A robot controlled by rat brain cells could help the study of diseases such as Alzheimer's that wipe out memories.

Being single when you reach middle age could increase your risk of dementia, a study suggests.

A drug used to lower blood pressure could prevent or delay thousands of Alzheimer's cases, US research has suggested.

A drug once used to treat hayfever "improves" symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.

Experimental drugs are being hailed as a potentially exciting step forward in the treatment of Alzheimer's.

Don Hayen has a handy way of deflecting the instant pity that comes when he reveals his Alzheimer's disease: "But I haven't lost my keys all day," he quickly jokes.

The body's immune system could be harnessed to fight Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.

An Alzheimer's study suggests sufferers don't show dementia symptoms when their brain's hippocampus is larger.