In Germany, the proportion of older people with a driver's license is increasing. However, with advancing age, the risk of illnesses and functional limitations that can affect driving ability also increases. The rising number of dementia cases presents a particular challenge, as poor cognitive abilities negatively impact driving performance with a car...
Hauke Dressler, 56, arbeitet für Magazine wie GEO und STERN, fotografiert Imagekampagnen und Portraits und hat zahlreiche Bücher veröffentlicht. 2013 erkrankte sein Vater Fritz Dressler, ein Architekt, Hochschul-Professor und erfolgreicher Fotograf, an Alzheimer-Demenz. 2017 unternahmen Vater und Sohn eine gemeinsame „letzte Reise“ nach Finnland. Für die Veröffentlichung im „Walden“-Magazin von …
Demenz betrifft sehr viele von uns – direkt oder indirekt. Doch was geschieht, wenn das eigene Ich langsam „verreist“? Wie kann Betroffenen und Angehörigen geholfen werden? Zu einem Abend des Nachdenkens, Austauschs und Verstehens haben Prof. Dr. Christoph Ostgathe, Leiter der Palliativmedizinischen Abteilung des Uniklinikums Erlangen und Dr. Caroline Hack, Leiterin …
digiDEM Bayern wurde mit einem „Gesundheits- und Pflegestern“ 2025 der Innungskrankenkasse IKK classic ausgezeichnet. Der Preis würdigt das Engagement des Forschungsprojektes in der Kategorie „Digitale Gesundheitslösungen für alle Generationen. Prävention und Gesundheitskompetenz auf der kommunalen Ebene in Bayern“. Den mit 3.000 Euro dotierten Preis erhielt das digiDEM Bayern-Team bei der …
A museum visit is far more than a leisure activity – it offers the opportunity to escape everyday life and view the world from new perspectives. Paintings, sculptures, and colors inspire, provoke thought, and are connected to memories. A new study shows: Especially people with dementia and their caregivers…
The digiDEM Bavaria team congratulates warmly: Our colleague Dr. Nikolas Dietzel was honored with the Science Award of the Bavarian Dementia Fund at the Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg. During the 10th Bavarian Dementia Conference, our colleague Dr. Nikolas Dietzel's dissertation was awarded the Science Award of the Bavarian Dementia Fund 2024. „It is an honor for me...
During the 6th Bavarian Dementia Week, the digiDEM Bayern research project made a significant contribution to the early detection of dementia by holding a record 62 dementia screening days at locations throughout Bavaria—more than in previous Bavarian Dementia Weeks. Around 1,500 people took advantage of the opportunity to be screened, of whom 23 percent …
Digital health applications (DiGA) are used to detect, monitor, treat, or alleviate the symptoms of diseases. However, in Germany, only those DiGAs that have been approved by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) are reimbursed by statutory health insurance funds. Safety and data protection requirements are among the first aspects to be examined. Afterward…
At the 35th Alzheimer Europe Conference in Bologna, Italy, digiDEM Bayern presented its latest research findings through lectures and poster presentations. The overarching theme of this year's international conference for dementia research was „Connecting science and communities: The future of dementia care.“ The conference, held from October 6th to 10th, 2025, at the Bologna Congress Center...
After decades of stagnating research, there's renewed momentum: new monoclonal antibodies against amyloid deposits, such as Lecanemab or Donanemab, are directly targeting the disease mechanisms of Alzheimer's dementia for the first time. Previous medications could only alleviate symptoms, but not slow the progression of the disease. How promising are the new drugs – and…
