A blood test that looks for changes in certain proteins could predict dementia up to 15 years before diagnosis, research suggests. Scientists have identified 11 proteins that they say are
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A dog trained to help people with dementia is seeking a new family it can support. The Dementia Dog project is hoping to match a young Labrador with someone who
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Offering a new therapy to dementia patients and their loved ones could potentially help them stay in their own homes for longer, a study suggests. Experts said that a “family
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Five cases of Alzheimer’s have been identified which are believed to have arisen as a result of medical treatment involving donor hormones decades earlier. The new study provides the first
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease accounted for more than one in 10 deaths in the UK last year, according to analysis by a charity aiming to find a cure for the
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A call is being made for new, better and different ways to ensure that dementia cases do not go undiagnosed as a report says that 36% of sufferers in England
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Some 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040 – over 40% more than previously thought, research suggests. A new analysis published in the
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People with early Alzheimer’s disease have difficulty turning when walking, a study suggests. Experts from University College London (UCL) used virtual reality to help examine navigational errors among people with
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Fiona Phillips has said the “devastating” impact of Alzheimer’s disease on her family – and her own diagnosis – will not stop her campaigning to get more research and funding
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Politicians must commit to investing more in better diagnosing dementia in a bid to give people access to up-and-coming drugs and ensure the disease “does not remain a death sentence”
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