People living with neurodegenerative diseases could live longer, healthier lives due to innovative new research, following a government commitment to invest £375 million over the next 5 years. At least £50 million will be made available specifically for research to help find a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) – a condition that affects the […]
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More older adults may have undiagnosed dementia than previously estimated
Only 1 in 10 older adults in a large national survey who were found to have cognitive impairment consistent with dementia reported a formal medical diagnosis of the condition. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study to develop a nationally representative sample of roughly 6 million Americans age 65 or older, researchers at the […]