Criminal risk-taking behavior occurs more frequently in people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) than in people with other forms of dementia. This was discovered by researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, and Australia. Their study was published in August 2025 in the internationally renowned journal Nature Translational Psychiatry. Neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia can not only affect memory...
Assets, income, and the risk of people aged 80 and over in Germany developing dementia: what are the connections? Do economic inequalities play a role? Researchers from Germany, Great Britain, and Australia investigated these questions. To get straight to the point: there is a connection between wealth and dementia. „This knowledge has the potential to advance research..."
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…
Hitzewallungen, Schlafstörungen, Stimmungsschwankungen – die Lebensphase der Wechseljahre kann bei Frauen verschiedene körperliche und mentale Veränderungen hervorrufen. Auch die Gedächtnisleistung und andere kognitive Fähigkeiten wie Konzentration und Aufmerksamkeit können in dieser Lebensphase durch hormonelle Veränderungen beeinflusst werden. Um die verschiedenen Beschwerden der Wechseljahre zu mindern, kann eine menopausale Hormonersatztherapie in …
digiDEM Bayern schreibt eine Erfolgsgeschichte fort: Mit mehr als 3.000 Teilnehmenden hat das größte Demenzregister Deutschlands einen neuen Höchststand erreicht. Das vom Bayerischen Staatsministerium für Gesundheit, Pflege und Prävention (StMGP) geförderte Leuchtturmprojekt zählt damit zugleich zu den größten europäischen Vorhaben zur Erfassung von Langzeitdaten im Bereich der Versorgungsforschung zu Demenzen. …
Anlässlich des 24. Deutschen Kongresses für Versorgungsforschung (DKVF) in Hamburg hat digiDEM Bayern zu seinem wissenschaftlichen Symposium eingeladen. Auf dem Campus des Universitätsklinikums Eppendorf (UKE), wo der DKVF vom 22. bis 24. September 2024 stattfand, präsentierten die digiDEM Bayern-Forschenden aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse. An der Veranstaltung des Deutschen Netzwerks Versorgungsforschung (DNVF) nahmen mehr als 1.100 Versorgungsforschende, …
Researchers from China found that 62 percent of surveyed older high-risk individuals were willing to participate in dementia screening. However, only 12 percent actually underwent the test. The researchers cited psychological factors as the explanation for this discrepancy. Almost 40 percent of dementia cases can be prevented or...
Dementia prevention at the municipal level – how can it succeed? A study from the USA investigated how older people deal with their test results and the information they received after the test. More than half of the study participants shared their screening results with their families, and a good third informed...
