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Dementia patients are smelling and touching plants to engage and stimulate their brains, in a new pilot program at Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden.

Ivy Evelyn Wilkinson is scared that if she's discharged to her home she could be at serious risk of harm

Dame Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell traces her struggle with dementia back to a black cab ride gone wrong.

‘Mental training that targets stress and attention regulation has the potential to improve both cognitive and emotional aspects of ageing,’ researcher says

The Nottingham actress revisits her acclaimed choir in the new BBC documentary series

‘Mental training that targets stress and attention regulation has the potential to improve both cognitive and emotional aspects of ageing,’ researcher says

By 2050, the number of individuals living with dementia globally is projected to increase to 152 million. Doing all you can to help reduce your risk of developing the brain degenerative condition is important, with a new study finding abstaining from alcohol may not be the answer

After a certain age, genetics play less of a role in determining whether you will get diseases like cancer, dementia or diabetes

It may be time to pull out your step counters and start adding walking to your daily to-do lists. A recent U.K. study indicates taking 10,000 steps each day can help cut your risk of dementia by half.

The Hightowers are squaring up against Westeros, plus Vicky McClure’s dementia choir prepare to record at Abbey Road studios. Here’s what to watch this evening

Majorities seem to favor a startlingly anti-democratic solution that's probably worse than doing nothing at all