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Alzheimer’s: First symptoms, new drug ‘breakthrough’ and how a urine test could detect disease

Alzheimer’s disease will affect around 1.6 million people in the UK by 2050. Who is most at risk of developing the degenerative condition and could a simple urine test help to detect a person’s risk sooner?

Evening Standard

Nightmares may be an early sign of Alzheimer's, study finds

Bad dreams have been linked to an increased likelihood of cognitive decline

Wales Online

Newcastle University gets £720,000 funding towards hunt for drug to treat rare dementia

Work continues in Newcastle to understand dementia with Lewy Bodies - the disease which actor Robin Williams suffered from.

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The simple steps to help prevent Alzheimer's and keep your brain active and healthy

Here's some helpful advice if you are worried about dementia or are supporting a loved one who is suffering.

Daily Record

Risk of Alzheimer’s disease could be reduced with these lifestyle changes

Dementia is on the rise in the UK but changing simple aspects of your life could reduce your risk of getting it

Wales Online

Nightmares in middle-age could be early sign of Alzheimer’s

Older men were found to be at greater risk of developing the disease than women

The Independent UK

Why are nightmares in middle age being linked to dementia?

Bad dreams could indicate a raised risk of developing the condition. Abi Jackson speaks to the author of a new study to find out more.

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Bad dreams in middle age ‘linked to higher risk of dementia’

A previous study of people with Parkinson’s disease also noted a link between frequent distressing dreams and cognitive decline.

The Independent UK

Nightmares are a good predictor of future dementia – new study

We spend a third of our lives asleep. And a quarter of our time asleep is spent dreaming. So, for the average person alive in 2022, with a life expectancy of around 73, that clocks in at just over six years of dreaming.

The Conversation

Bad dreams in middle age could be sign of dementia risk, study suggests

Research finds people who had them at least once a week were four times more likely to experience cognitive decline

The Guardian - UK

World Alzheimer’s Report 2022 focuses on need for essential post-diagnosis care

September 21 is observed as World Alzheimer’s Day

The Hindu

NIMHANS paper in World Alzheimer’s Report emphasises socio-culturally appropriate dementia intervention

‘Playing traditional Indian games, drawing rangoli or kolam patterns, and singing bhajans are culturally relevant activities incorporated into the cognitive stimulation therapy’

The Hindu

Canada must take action now on dementia: Recommendations to help lower risks in an aging population

There is a great deal of sobering news for Canadians in the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s new study. The recently released first volume of Navigating the Path Forward for Dementia in Canada: The Landmark Study predicts a significant increase in the number of Canadians living with dementia over the next…

The Conversation

Walking briskly for 30 minutes a day is key to lowering dementia risk, research suggests

Walking has already been dubbed one of the best exercises for warding off diseases and trimming the waist

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Daily Record

Dementia warning sign as changes in sleeping habits could indicate condition

As we age, it is normal for our sleeping patterns to change naturally, but this could also be a sign of a more serious health problem.

Daily Mirror

Walking at a fast pace is key for lowering dementia and cancer risk, research claims

Experts from from Australia and Denmark have found that walking at a faster pace for 30 minutes a day has been associated with additional health benefits - including reduced dementia risk

Wales Online

Changes in sleep pattern could be sign of dementia, expert says

There are many different reasons why our sleep cycle can be disrupted

Bangkok Post

Does mum have dementia or depression?

DEAR DOCTORS: After our dad died, we realised our mum has some memory problems. Now she's having angry outbursts, which is new. It may be depression, but my brothers and I worry about dementia. We suspect it's been happening for a while and she was hiding it. How do we…

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The Guardian - UK

Britons of black and south Asian origin with dementia die younger, study finds

UK medical records over 21 years show both groups survived less time after diagnosis than white counterparts

AAP

NRL great Fenech opens up on CTE struggles

South Sydney great Mario Fenech has opened up on his battle with CTE, a type of dementia triggered by repeated head knocks during his playing career.

Belfast Live

Downpatrick teenager's tribute to late grandmother with dementia who was her "best friend"

'We’ll have my granny’s picture with us and we’re doing it for her - I’m looking forward to telling other people her story and hearing theirs too'

ABC News

Call for more research into childhood dementia, a disease that kills almost as many kids as cancer

About 90 children die in Australia every year from childhood dementia — a similar number of deaths as from childhood cancer, which receives 20 times more government funding for research.

The New Daily

Step lively: Walking pace matters as much as the number of steps you take

Walking at a faster pace is linked to lower risk of dementia, heart disease, cancer and death, over and above a total of 10,000 daily steps.

Glasgow Live

Renfrewshire family search for Good Samaritans who helped dementia-stricken dad after he got lost

The family of an elderly man with dementia who disappeared from home wearing just his pyjamas and no shoes is looking to thank the couple who found him and helped get him home.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow carer refused to shower dementia patient instead leaving her soiled and half-naked

Sandra Clark was reported to the Scottish Social Services Council over her behaviour while working as a dementia care worker after shouting at a vulnerable woman and failing to shower her.

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