Alzheimer's
A medical discovery changed Chris Hemsworth’s life. What is the Alzheimer’s gene, and should you get tested?
The 39-year-old Thor star says he will take a break from acting after discovering he has the ApoE4 gene. What is it, and can you get tested?
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Latest
How Parkinson’s drug could put out ‘fire in the brain’ set by COVID-19
Queensland researchers uncover a link in how COVID-19 triggers symptoms similar to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, as well as a potential treatment.
- by Stuart Layt
Alzheimer’s research breaks through blood-brain barrier
QIMR researchers have shown how a novel technique could increase drug delivery into the brain.
- by Stuart Layt
‘I want to face my age’: Liam Neeson on his new dementia thriller Memory
At 70, the Irish actor is still doing tough-guy roles, but increasingly he wants to face his mortality too.
- by Karl Quinn
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive decline in trial, firms say
Japanese drugmaker Eisai and its American partner, Biogen, said the slowing of deterioration, compared with a placebo, was “highly statistically significant”.
- by Laurie McGinley
If you had a disease that could kill you, would you want to know?
Having seen her father’s slow decline and death due to Alzheimer’s, Renee Brack faces a dilemma with no easy answers.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Alleged Alzheimer’s research fraud won’t derail search for cure
Scientists say they won’t be deterred by claims that a major research paper into the causes of Alzheimer’s was fraudulent.
- by Stuart Layt
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Ali’s tragic decline should have horrified us all but some still live in denial
Time and again we see careful language used about how Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s could be just one of those things, not too much should be read into it, and no one should jump to any conclusions.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Researchers sniff out link between bacteria and Alzheimer’s
Researchers have discovered how a bacteria which lives in the nose can travel through nerve pathways into the brain, highlighting a possible cause of Alzheimer’s.
- by Stuart Layt
‘Brains’ grown in lab help UQ researchers hunt for cures
The tiny “brains” can help researchers pinpoint the causes of complex diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
- by Stuart Layt
‘It doesn’t mean I’m stupid’: Dementia rates set to double
The number of people living with dementia - the biggest killer of women in Australia - will double by 2058, putting pressure on budgets and carers.
- by Julie Power