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10 days ago
Dementia is the UK's biggest killer, claiming more than 75,000 lives every year - but it's often difficult to diagnose until symptoms are very pronounced.
16 days ago
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds ⊖
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
Reading, writing and learning a language or two can lower your…
26 days ago
Getting a helping hand to remain independent with dementia - and what to look for when choosing a care home ⊕⊕
Ensuring there's access to support can be crucial for the person with dementia - and the people caring for them, says Victoria Lyons, a specialist dementia nurse at Dementia UK.
29 days ago
Dementia surge warning: Experts predict 2 MILLION Britons will be living with feared brain disease by 2050 ⊖
By 2050, two million people will be living with dementia in the UK, experts have predicted following a surge in cases.
30 days ago
Dementia discharge delays costing NHS £328million and wasted 500,000 bed days last year ○
Chronic 'bed-blocking' is fuelling long waits in A&E and hampering efforts to tackle waiting lists as the lack of free space on wards prevents doctors from admitting new patients.
35 days ago
Dementia deaths rising faster than expected, experts warn, with nearly 70,000 people dying from the devastating brain disease in a single year ⊖⊖
Dementia remains the UK's biggest killer, as statistics show 2,500 more people died of the memory-robbing condition in England than expected last year.
36 days ago
Dementia warning as scientists link being overweight and having high blood pressure with increased risk of developing debilitating brain disease ⊖⊖
Being overweight could significantly increase the risk of dementia in later life, world-leading experts said today.
41 days ago
Dementia is NOT inevitable: scientists reveal how MILLIONS of cases can be prevented as they unveil a 'roadmap' to beat the disease ⊕
World-leading experts say millions of dementia cases could be prevented, if the government reassess its approach to dementia care.
44 days ago
Dementia timebomb warning as scientists find Alzheimer's proteins in long Covid patients' blood ⊖
Persistent brain fog, headaches and changes in smell or taste following Covid infection could signal an increased risk of Alzheimer'sdisease later in life, scientists have warned.
52 days ago
Dementia sufferer, 24, dies over Christmas as his family leaves his brain to science in the hope of finding a cure ⊖
Andre Yarham died just two years after the diagnosis, when a consultant said he already had 'the brain of a 70-year-old'. His mother, Sam Fairbairn, 49, said: 'It's the cruellest disease.'