Most of us are aware that excess weight around the belly in middle age raises our risk of developing a long list of health ...

Dementia is the most common form of cognitive decline observed later in life but a nurse revealed that it can be curbed with ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be hard to diagnose, because it is an uncommon type of dementia and does not cause memory problems at first. However, there are some ways to diagnose FTD including ...

Getting an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia is important. However, for younger people it can often take much longer. There can be specific reasons for this, including: Young-onset dementia is ...

The estimate of how many people will develop dementia in their lifetimes is now higher than ever—42% for both men and women, ...

Over nearly seven years, 545 participants developed dementia, while 695 showed signs of mild cognitive impairment. After factoring in variables like age, education, and marital status, the team ...

They may not have those things; it may just be that they are living with dementia, and they're just completely misread. "So it's about raising awareness of recognising those signs; it's ...

PEOPLE often think of Alzheimer's when they think of dementia. It's the most common type of dementia, accounting for 60-80 per cent of cases, with memory loss being a key symptom. Alzheimer's and ...

The BMJ study also highlighted differences in life expectancy based on age, sex, ethnicity, and the type of dementia. Men diagnosed at age 65 lived an average of 5.7 years, compared to 2.2 years ...

Dementia claims the lives of smarter people sooner, scientists have discovered. People who spend more years at school or in education are likely to deteriorate from the neurodegenerative disease ...

Dementia affects the nervous system, leading to a range of mental and physical symptoms. Other potential signs include memory loss, mood changes, or difficulty thinking. This article discusses ...