People put off visiting their GP with symptoms of dementia due to fears that their lives “will be over”, research suggests. A poll for the Alzheimer’s Society found 56% of
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A pan-European consortium of researchers and diagnostics experts led by Plymouth University, has received funding of €3.5 million for a project which could revolutionise the effectiveness of Alzheimer’s diagnosis and
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Yoga and meditation are more effective than memory exercises for combating the mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer’s, research has shown. Scientists compared the two approaches in a group of
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Dementia sufferers are unwittingly paying millions for NHS services that should be free, a damning new report has concluded. One in five care homes in England are being wrongly charged
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A discovery linking nerve stress and Alzheimer’s could pave the way for a completely new approach to treating the disease, scientists believe. Researchers found that a protein known to drive
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A new study aims to produce an over-arching decision-making healthcare model in North Wales by focusing on patients with dementia – a disease that costs the UK £26.3 billion a
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Did you know that two thirds of people living with dementia are women and the majority of both informal family carers and paid carers are women? But we don’t always
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The National Skills Academy for Health have announced details of a free webinar taking place on 20 May to explore the Dementia Fellowship programme and how it could help improve
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Health-conscious “new men” may be largely responsible for a dramatic reduction in rates of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia over the past 20 years, research suggests. Despite fears of
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Many people with dementia are receiving “disjointed and substandard” care, MPs have warned. Seven in ten people with the condition are also suffering from another long-term health problem but these
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