Alzheimer's

The reclassification could change Alzheimer's research, diagnosis and approaches to treatment, according to the researchers.

Currently, brain scans can detect abnormal levels of a protein called beta amyloid many years before Alzheimer's dementia develops.

Down syndrome affects 400,000 people in the United States and more than 6 million globally.

According to WHO data, the number of Alzheimer's patients in the world is expected to rise to 139 million by 2050.

The proposed guidelines, embrace a numerical staging system assessing disease progression similar to the one used in cancer diagnoses.

The drug, donanemab, has been shown to slow progression of memory and thinking problems by about a third.

Eli Lilly announced its experimental Alzheimer's drug significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline.

A certain protein builds up in the brains of most Parkinson's patients, a study confirmed using a new technique.

Proper nutrition can help slow down the aging process and reduce the risk of age-related diseases.

Malaysia is fast heading towards becoming an aged society by 2044, but it has yet to implement a national dementia plan.

The finding validates the theory that clearing the amyloid protein that forms clumps in the brains of Alzheimers patients could slow it.

A diet that mimics intermittent fasting could help limit the proliferation of proteins in the brain leading to dementia.

Some 8.5 per cent of Malaysian elderly could suffer from dementia, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Alzheimer's disease affects more than 30 million people worldwide and remains an illness for which there is no cure.

The daycare centre which has been operating since July last year has a total of 20 dementia patients aged between 60 and 93 years old.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.