Research into Alzheimer's dsease and other dementia causing conditions is a growing field as nations across the world realise that with ageing populations, these diseases are going to become one of the biggest costs to society in future years if a cure or other effective medical treatments are not found as soon as possible.

Alzheimer's disease, the biggest known cause of dementia, was first officially named in 1907 by Alois Alzheimer as a result of his brain research. This recognition at least gave one of the dementia causing conditions a name however for many years,

As the human lifespan has gotten longer, more and more often dementia causing conditions are now affecting otherwise healthy people who without the disease would have expected to have a high quality of life for many years yet. As science has progressed also, more and more other dementia causing conditions are being recognised as separate diseases from Alzheimer's disease. For these reasons and the ageing populations cited above, dementia causing conditions are now considered as an inarguable threat to quality of life and life itself to huge populations across the world. As a result research is on the increase.

Below we have provided links to some of the best websites and pages on the net, that provide news on the latest dementia research.

Research News Feeds on dDN:

Science Daily                                 Medical News Today    

Alzheimer's Research Forum

Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

Research Organisation Websites:

Alzheimer's Research UK              Alzheimer Research Forum        

          Alz.org Research Center US          

  Frontier - Frontotemporal Dementia

Clinical Trials Information Websites:

United States                                  Australia & New Zealand

International                                  United Kingdom

Canada 

 

Drug Research Information:

FDA Approved Medications and Alternative Therapies

Drugs in Clinical Trials