Dementia News

Actor Brian Cox is urging the government to strengthen the NHS for dementia treatment, supporting Alzheimer's Research UK's new "Ready for a Cure" campaign and

Dementia patients were advised against seeking home care due to concerns that Australia's aged care algorithm could reduce their funding, according to FoI docum

Actress Pauline Quirke's son, Charlie, provided an update on her battle with dementia during an appearance on the show Lorraine, stating that his mother is curr

A care home nurse, Rossitsa Petkova, has been struck off the profession after being found guilty of misconduct for stating a resident with dementia did not need

A major study involving over 800,000 adults has found that subtle changes in voice could serve as an early warning sign of dementia, potentially years before a

A 102-year-old dementia sufferer, Phillip Ormerod, died after allegedly being pushed off a stage at The Crow's Nest pub in Cwmbran, South Wales, an inquest hear

An inquest was told that a 102-year-old man with dementia died after being pushed in a pub, leading to his critical hospitalization.

New data from NHS England reveals a significant 'postcode lottery' in dementia care, with patients in some areas nine times more likely to receive crucial drugs

A foreign domestic worker, Maria Inggrid Seran, has been jailed for slapping a 69-year-old dementia-stricken elderly woman who was non-communicative and relied

Healthy middle-aged Britons will be offered an Alzheimer's drug as part of a new trial aimed at preventing dementia. The global study will begin screening parti

Former Wales rugby captain Ryan Jones' recent television appearance has left viewers heartbroken following his diagnosis with dementia. Jones openly discussed h

Hundreds of families are experiencing long waits, some for months or even years, for a dementia diagnosis for their loved ones.

Veteran newsreader Jon Snow, along with actors Sir Jonathan Pryce, Suranne Jones, and Vicky McClure, are among 60,000 signatories of an open letter to No10 advo

A two-hour operation to 'replumb' neck blood vessels is being explored as a potential method to halt dementia by flushing out toxic proteins, a feat no drug has

A new study has revealed the impact of the drugs Atorvastatin and Simvastatin on dementia, providing a major update for users in the UK.

The deportation of George Mason, a dementia patient originally from Hinckley, Leicestershire, from Sweden has been delayed.

As dementia cases rise in Singapore, families face increasing challenges in keeping loved ones safe without restricting their lives. A discussion explores Japan

A new study suggests that women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have a 10% lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia, and a 16% lower risk for Alz

A major study has found that getting vaccinated against shingles could significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia, heart disease, heart failure, and s

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial for sex-trafficking charges, despite being hospitalized for mon

An 87-year-old man with dementia has gone missing after taking a walk in the rural Western Australian town of Wagin.

A judge has ruled that the former Abercrombie & Fitch chief, Jeffries, is fit to stand trial in a sex trafficking case, despite being declared 'mentally incompe

Domestic helpers express concern over being caregivers for serious conditions like dementia and disability without adequate training, highlighting a mismatch be

A new study indicates a link between diabetes, high blood pressure, and smoking with an increased risk of dementia.