Drug Taken for Common Condition May Be Slowing Alzheimer’s Decline
A blood-thinning medication already taken by millions of people for an irregular heartbeat may also be helping to…
Care workers could be given dementia training
Care workers could get specialist training in how to look after patients with dementia as part of Andy…
Everything you need to know about new dementia drug trontinemab
Researchers hope the drug will slow progression of Alzheimer’s (Image: Getty) A dementia drug that could slow Alzheimer’s…
Major Alzheimer’s breakthrough as new drug could stop disease
A new drug could stop Alzheimer’s before symptoms show. Around 1,600 people will be offered the drug in…
Early-Onset Alzheimer’s: The Symptoms Beyond Memory Loss
Memory loss is not always the first sign of early-onset Alzheimer’s. Dr. Gil Rabinovici explains the lesser-known symptoms…
Common pain treatment linked to faster mental decline, death | World | News
Glucosamine Chondrotin pills (Image: Getty) A popular health supplement used by millions to ease joint pain may have…
Common prescription drugs linked to dementia risk in over-55s
Commonly prescribed drugs could increase risk of dementia following a scientific study (Image: Getty) Concerns have been raised…
‘Caring for someone with dementia 24/7 is unbelievably hard’
The forget-me-not has become an Alzheimer’s Society symbol (Image: Alzheimer’s Society) The five distinctive sky-blue petals of the…
The little-known mineral that could help treat Alzheimer’s
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Dementia care scandal: ‘No one likes to ask what happens when the money runs out?’
I knew my mother, who had been diagnosed with dementia in 2019, needed more than I could give…
When my husband started repeating himself, I knew something was wrong
Eventually, we went for tests and an MRI scan; which showed Colin had Alzheimer’s (Picture: Jane Jennings) ‘There’s…
‘Dementia is such a cruel disease – I created something to give back some dignity’
Pat has 31 years’ experience as a physiotherapist working with people with dementia (Picture: Supplied) Pat O’Brien has…