A new jab for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s has failed to show it can slow down a decline in memory and thinking, according to pharmaceutical giant Roche. The drug, gantenerumab,
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A judge has raised concern about the welfare of a elderly billionaire who became the centrepiece of a feud between relatives after being diagnosed with dementia. Mr Justice Hayden said
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People with Parkinson’s disease are being forced to take desperate measures due to a “hidden” workforce crisis, a charity has warned. Parkinson’s UK warned that workforce shortages among specialist staff
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Unpaid carers and the loved ones they look after are experiencing serious difficulties accessing NHS care and their health is deteriorating as a result, research suggests. A third of carers
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“Things have never been so bad” for England’s adult social care sector, a social services director has warned. A “staggering” number of older and disabled people are not getting the
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A woman left unable to leave the house owing to her anxiety levels after a stroke aged 40 has backed a charity’s urgent call for improved mental health care for
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The number of people in Scotland living with a “welfare guardian” has more than doubled in the last decade, prompting calls for law reform. A welfare guardian is appointed by
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A living statue of the pioneering scientist Marie Curie has been adorned with a brightly coloured bra, as part of an effort to encourage more women to check for signs
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Line of Duty star Vicky McClure has asked MPs to put themselves in the shoes of dementia carers, urging them to make the disease “the priority it needs to be”.
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The Government should listen to Doddie Weir and fulfil its funding promise on motor neurone disease research by making the money easier to access, a Conservative MP has said. Rugby
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