The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:MITO) presented new SBT-272 preclinical data demonstrating functional improvement in upper motor neurons with TDP-43 pathology. TDP-43 pathology plays a significant role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).  The data were presented at the Keystone Neurodegeneration Symposium. A Phase 1 study to evaluate the safety and tolerability…

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David, 77, had been visiting hospital but become agitated and walked off

The Mirror's resident doctor Dr Miriam Stoppard looks at a groundbreaking new study which tracked the link between naps and declining cognitive ability

Holly Braithwaite is believed to be one of the youngest people in the UK to have Frontotemporal dementia

When his grandmother was diagnosed, Fernando Peres realised how ill prepared countries like Brazil are for treating dementia

Ken, considered Scotland’s greatest ever boxer, now lives in a care home in Edinburgh due to his condition, his son Mark announced earlier this week.

Study reveals new clue to onset of distressing condition

Researchers suggest speed and memory may be the best way to assess cognitive decline