Maps showing the loneliest places in the UK are to be created, the Health Secretary will announce today. Jeremy Hunt claims the move will lead to b...
The Prime Minister is calling on a million members of the public to provide support for dementia sufferers. David Cameron has set out his ambitious...
New medical technology that is said to slash the time it takes to diagnose dementia from 18 months to just three is to be tested in a Government-backe...
The part of the brain that dementia damages is the bit that gives us access to our memories, not the memories themselves. Most memories are stored as images. Images can give access to emotional memories.
Medications used to treat hypertension, diabetes and skin conditions could also treat dementia, according to new research. The study by King's Coll...
For individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer's, memory problems may be linked to an inability to recognise minor differences between similar objec...
Diets with high-sugar, high-salt intake have been labelled 'a ticking time bomb of health problems', according to a new study. The fat-and sugar-ri...
I have been working with people with dementia for over 20 years now, most recently in my role as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Dementia Care, at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW).
A drug used to fight cancer has shown an ability to reverse Alzheimer's-like memory loss. The research showed effectiveness in reversing memory los...
Life is about memories. I've got a career where I've got loads of memories. But even just an ordinary man in the street, like my brother David, he's got his memories as well. And not to be able to think about them, remember them, that must be awful. That must be terrible.
To mark World Alzheimer's Day former England footballer Gordon Banks and Sir Michael Parkinson have relived their heartbreaking personal experiences w...
We take it for granted, but memory is fundamental to everything you do. As soon as you start losing your memory your whole life goes into meltdown. When my mother started having trouble with her memory it was difficult because she was only in her 50s. At the time we just thought she was being eccentric. She had always been funny, always saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and we would think 'I can't believe she said that!' But this was an exaggerated form. She started crying a lot.
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease puts additional strain on relationships in a family, research on dementia has revealed. A study of ...
Over my years in the spotlight, I've often spoken openly about my experience with dementia - my fathered suffered with the disease during the later years of his life and for many years I worked to look after him before he entered a care home, when in need of more specialist treatment. I know first-hand how heart breaking and frightening it can be to go through the process of seeing an older relative is diagnosed with the condition.
Everyone knows the adage: "If something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is." Why, then, do some people fall for scams and older people es...
Drinking cocoa may benefit the brain in old age, a study suggests. The research, funded by the Mars confectionery company, tested the effects of da...
While recent reports have suggested taking naps during the day could be a sign of impending dementia, mental refreshment does remain vital for cognit...
Slowing of walking pace or a more variable stride could indicate a decline in cognitive function, according to new research. Difficulties with wa...
Researchers claim they have identified a new indicator (or ‘biomarker’) in the blood that may help health experts predict a person’s risk of Alz...
Too little or too much sleep increases the rate of mental decline among older women and may contribute to Alzheimer's disease, a study has suggested. ...
Resistance training could improve brain function in those with mild dementia, suggests research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International...
Scientists have created an ‘early signs timeline’ for Alzheimer’s disease that they believe could help experts detect the condition up to 25 yea...
Legendary Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez has been forced to stop writing as he is suffering with dementia. His brother, Jaime, revealed ...
The role stress may play in causing dementia is being investigated in a new research project funded by the Alzheimer's Society. The study, being le...
Care home patients suffering from dementia should be allowed to participate in consensual sex, experts said. Safety fears and ageism towards elderl...
