The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

An worldwide study commissioned by the journal Lancet three years ago revealed 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol consumption, brain damage, and air pollution. Read further on Dynamite News:

A new drug could slow the pace of Alzheimer’s. Three people with experience of the disease explain their story and their hopes

Abdulwase Sufian has created a new app to help his grandmother and many more people

Dementia impacts millions of people across the world with a range of early symptoms presenting themselves.

Approximately, 55 million people across the world are currently living with dementia - and the condition is the leading cause of death in the United Kingdom

Kathleen Hines, 92, was having a cancer-triggered sore checked when staff made the revolting discovery

Taking action early can help slow onset of the disease

‘Incorporating muscle function tests as part of dementia screening could be useful to identify high-risk individuals’

Dementia Australia says a growing number of people with dementia, which is soon expected to become the country's leading cause of death, means more funding and government support is needed.

The singer is teaming up with the Music for Dementia campaign to release the song on Thank You Day – July 2 – which celebrates unsung heroes

Letters: Kate Lee and Prof John T O’Brien write about the Longitude Prize on Dementia, and Steve Iliffe says the benefits of new drugs may be overstated