Memory Matters Weekly #22: a blood test that estimates when symptoms may begin, research showing online peer support boosts carer wellbeing, and new evidence that some older adults grow twice as many new neurons as their peers. Published 01 March 2026 -Issue #22 3 Quick Bites: Last Week in Dementia News Blood Test Can Predict

Memory Matters Weekly #21 reminds us that progress in dementia happens at every scale, from the way we support someone’s hearing in a care home, to the medicines already sitting in GP surgeries, to the quiet act of one person saying yes to a research study. Published 23 February 2026 -Issue #21 3 Quick Bites:

Memory Matters Weekly #20 looks at dementia from three different angles. They show how dementia risk and experience are shaped over time, through environment, behaviour, and care. Published 15 February 2026 -Issue #20 3 Quick Bites: Last Week in Dementia News Lead exposure linked to tripled Alzheimer’s risk University of Michigan School of Public Health

Memory Matters Weekly #19 looks at how care support often matters more than medication alone, the pressures caregivers face in balancing independence and loved ones going out safely, and new research on pregnancy, breastfeeding, and later-life cognition. Published 09 February 2026 -Issue #19 3 Quick Bites: Last Week in Dementia News Dementia Collaborative Care Delivers

New dementia insights in Memory Matters Weekly #18: menopause-related brain changes, hospital delays harming people with dementia, and what blood sugar spikes may tell us about Alzheimer’s risk. Published 01 February 2026 -Issue #18 3 Quick Bites: Last Week in Dementia News Menopause Linked To Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Changes BBC News • January 27, 2026 •Read