The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

The annual meeting sets priorities for the next year in global health leadership.

New research has found what could be the first marker for the most common form of dementia

Loneliness has become such a widespread problem that Silicon Valley billionaires are now highlighting it to market AI companions, with Mark Zuckerberg recently stating “the average American has fewer than three friends”.

A new study has highlighted the complex emotions and ethical dilemmas of learning your future risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Among 274 healthy research participants from the US aged 65 and over, 40% declined to receive their personal risk estimates – despite having initially expressed an interest in doing so.

Love your heart, stay sharp and keep connected, says a Alzheimer’s Research UK expert.

This Morning stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones has opened up about how her mother’s advanced dementia has completely shifted her outlook on life.

As public awareness of dementia grows, so too does the appetite for prevention. Global headlines tout the benefits of exercise, diet, brain training and social activity in reducing dementia risk.

When we hear the word “dementia”, we usually think of memory loss in older adults. But there’s another, much rarer form of the disease that strikes far earlier in life – childhood dementia, also known as Batten disease.

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