The other two frontotemporal dementias are semantic dementia and primary progressive aphasia. All three dementias have some genetic causes, for they often run in families. Pick’s disease can ...

Sam Mitchell will officially step into his new role at the Alzheimer’s Australia Vic charity dinner A Night To Remember on Saturday 17 May at the RACV City Club. “Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are ...

Dementia Australia, has said it's "disappointed" after the Therapeutic Goods Administration rejected a "disease-modifying" Alzheimer's drug for use in Australia. The drug Lecanemab removes amyloid ...

Abstract Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Genetic ... been associated with mutations in the MAPT gene, including Pick's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and pallidopontonigral ...

Dr Bill Brooks, from Neuroscience Research Australia, has been studying Alzheimer’s disease for 36 years. He says the $38,000-a-year per person cost of the drug is because of how it is administered.

Scientists in Japan and Australia have developed a blood test that can detect the build-up of toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease. The work, published in the journal Nature, is an ...