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For current content go to <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/">ABC News</a>.</strong></p> <h2 class="sectionHeading"><span class="txupdate"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/science/tag/alzheimers-and-dementia/rss.xml" title="https://www.abc.net.au/science/tag/alzheimers-and-dementia/rss.xml" class="rss">RSS<span> | </span></a><a href="/science/maps/map.htm?site=science&topic=latest&tag=alzheimers-and-dementia" class="map">Map</a></span>Alzheimer's and Dementia </h2> <div id="pageNavTop"><div class="pagenav"><p> 1 <a href="?site=science&topic=latest&tag=alzheimers-and-dementia&page=02">2</a> <a href="?site=science&topic=latest&tag=alzheimers-and-dementia&page=03">3</a> <a href="?site=science&topic=latest&tag=alzheimers-and-dementia&page=04">4</a> <span class="pageNavNext" title="Next page"> <a href="?site=science&topic=latest&tag=alzheimers-and-dementia&page=02">Next</a> </span> </p></div> </div> <h4 class="item001"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-26/beta-amyloid-protein-in-alzheimers-fights-infections/7444962"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201605/r1569986_23628576.jpg" align="left" alt="">Protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease may protect against infection</a></h4> <p class="item001 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 26 May 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Alzheimer's debate</span> The protein that has been implicated as the cause of Alzheimer's disease, beta amyloid, fights microbial infection, a new study in animals has found.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item002"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-21/brain-circuit-that-helps-us-adapt-to-change-fades-with-age/7342736"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201604/r1556041_23335432.jpg" align="left" alt="">Brain circuit that helps us adapt to change fades with age</a></h4> <p class="item002 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 21 April 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Ageing brain</span> People often find it harder to adapt to new situations as they age and now a new mouse study may have shed light on why.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=aged-care">aged-care</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=health">health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item003"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-14/internet-video-chat-to-help-dementia-agitation/7273984"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201604/r1553586_23285772.jpg" align="left" alt="">Internet video chat could help reduce agitation in people with dementia</a></h4> <p class="item003 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 14 April 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Aged care</span> Video chatting with relatives over the internet might be able to reduce the risk of nursing home residents with dementia from becoming agitated or even aggressive, new research suggests.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=aged-care">aged-care</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=internet">internet</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=relationships">relationships</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item004"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-20/blue-green-algae-toxin-may-increase-risk-of-alzheimers/7098646"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201601/r1522031_22630378.jpg" align="left" alt="">Toxin in blue-green algae blooms may increase risk of Alzheimer's disease</a></h4> <p class="item004 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 20 January 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Environmental trigger</span> Long-term exposure to a toxin produced by blue-green algal blooms can trigger tangles in the brains of animals similar to those seen in the brains of humans with Alzheimer's disease and other neurological conditions, a study has found.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=parkinsons-disease">parkinsons-disease</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=environmental-health">environmental-health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=motor-neurone-disease">motor-neurone-disease</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item005"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-10/seeds-of-alzheimers-may-have-spread-in-procedure/6765044"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201406/r1287418_17487238.jpg" align="left" alt="neurones">'Seeds' of Alzheimer's may have spread in banned medical procedure</a></h4> <p class="item005 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 10 September 2015</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Alzheimer's concern</span> British scientists have found evidence that the biological seeds of Alzheimer's disease could be passed on through medical procedures.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=medical-procedures">medical-procedures</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item006"><a href="/science/articles/2015/08/26/4300505.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201508/r1466537_21414329.jpg" align="left" alt="">Omega-3 supplements don't prevent cognitive decline</a></h4> <p class="item006 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 26 August 2015</span><span class="description"><br>Fish oil supplements, which are high in omega-3 fatty acids, do not protect against mental decline despite common belief, a new study has found.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alternative-medicine">alternative-medicine</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=diet-and-nutrition">diet-and-nutrition</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item007"><a href="/science/articles/2015/05/20/4238548.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201505/r1426642_20554279.jpg" align="left" alt="">Iron in the brain boosts Alzheimer's risk</a></h4> <p class="item007 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 20 May 2015</span><span class="description"><br>High levels of iron in the brain indicates you are more likely to develop Alzheimer's, say researchers.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item008"><a href="/science/articles/2015/01/22/4166489.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201307/r1146769_14333877.jpg" align="left" alt="The research offers an insight into why different sub-cortical areas of the brain are larger in some people than others">Gene sweep finds variants that make your brain unique</a></h4> <p class="item008 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 22 January 2015</span><span class="description"><br>A large international study has identified variations in the human genome that influence the size of structures deep within the brain.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=parkinsons-disease">parkinsons-disease</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=genetics">genetics</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=psychosis">psychosis</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item009"><a href="/science/articles/2014/10/15/4098476.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201410/r1336269_18616693.jpg" align="left" alt="Further research is needed in humans to test the anti-inflammatory effect of naturally-occurring chemicals in plants like turmeric ">Plant chemicals could help Alzheimer's</a></h4> <p class="item009 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 15 October 2014</span><span class="description"><br>Early trials of naturally-occurring chemicals in turmeric, blueberries, Gingko biloba and green tea suggest they may help prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease, say experts.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=chemistry">chemistry</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item010"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-07/discoverers-of-brains-gps-system-awarded-nobel-prize/5794352"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201410/r1338581_18664423.jpg" align="left" alt="Nobel Prize for Medicine 2014">Trio win Nobel Prize for brain's inner 'GPS'</a></h4> <p class="item010 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 7 October 2014</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Nobel Prizes</span> John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser have won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovering the brain's internal positioning system, helping humans find their way and giving clues to how strokes and Alzheimer's affect the brain.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=awards">awards</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item011"><a href="/science/articles/2014/06/02/4017055.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201406/r1284424_17420023.jpg" align="left" alt="We can form a memory, and then turn it off and turn it on by selectively turning on synapses, say the researchers ">Erasing and restoring our memories</a></h4> <p class="item011 itemList"><span class="txdate">Monday, 2 June 2014</span><span class="description"><br>Neuroscientists have manipulated brain cells to both erase and then restore a memory, a finding that could help with treatment of brain diseases like Alzheimer's or PTSD.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item012"><a href="/science/articles/2013/10/18/3872071.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201310/r1189637_15291799.jpg" align="left" alt="Like a cleaner mopping the halls after the lights go out, sleep allows the brain to flush out waste ">Sleep keeps brain fit by clearing waste</a></h4> <p class="item012 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 18 October 2013</span><span class="description"><br>Disease-causing waste that builds up during the day is cleaned out from our brain as we sleep at night, say researchers.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=sleep">sleep</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item013"><a href="/science/articles/2013/07/23/3808471.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201307/r1146769_14333877.jpg" align="left" alt="The blood-brain barrier is not just a flyscreen with little holes in it, but a vital organ made of many different types of cells">How does the blood-brain barrier work?</a></h4> <p class="item013 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 23 July 2013 <span class="hasComments"><a href="/science/articles/2013/07/23/3808471.htm#artComments" class="comments">[an error occurred while processing this directive] comments</a></span><img src="/science/css/img/icon.audio.png" alt="Article has audio" title="This article has audio attached" class="hasAudio"></span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Great Moments in Science</span> Only select chemicals can cross the blood-brain barrier. 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