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Letters: Guardian readers reflect on the use of cognitive functioning tests and the importance of listening to family members

Commonly consumed edibles are often high in salt, sugar, hydrogenated fats and other additives

A team of neurosurgeons at Gleneagles Global Health City in Chennai has effectively removed two tumours that occurred in both the left and right sides of the brain.

Karnataka Health Minister declares dementia a public health priority. Dementia screening to be included in Gruha Arogya programme. Action plan to reduce risk, train caregivers, create dementia-friendly spaces & raise awareness. Plan to double diagnosis rate & provide home-based caregiver assistance. Stakeholders, patients & caregivers participate in drum jam session.

The Oscar-winning actor has lent her voice to Change The Ending, an animated short film from Alzheimer’s Research UK

PJ Scott has so far run 765 miles to raise funds for charity Alzheimer’s Society.

Almost one million people in the UK are living with dementia.

Patients who suppressed negative emotions for the study often chose to continue after the research was over

The findings challenge the commonly-held belief that ignoring these thoughts harms our mental health