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This Dementia Action Week (19-24 May), the Alzheimer’s Society is highlighting the six most common symptoms of dementia and encouraging people to seek help if they spot these signs in themselves ...
Proteins found in spinal fluid may be the key to understanding why middle-aged people develop dementia, say scientists in California. Researchers at U.C. San Francisco say the critical molecules ...
Dementia is now the UK's biggest killer. More than a million people are thought to have the condition, according to a report for the charity Alzheimer's Society published last year. Yet it's ...
People living with dementia are more likely to experience changes in their vision, and the impact can be serious. Blurry sight, difficulty recognising faces, and problems with depth perception are ...
Dementia affects almost one million people in the UK and is a syndrome linked to a decline of brain functioning. There are many different types, but the two most common are Alzheimer’s disease ...
A class-action lawsuit filed in California accuses the maker of Ziploc, of misleading consumers about the safety of its microwave-safe bags and containers. The complaint alleges that the plastic ...
That’s dementia before age 65. Dr. Claudia Perez, a neurointensivist with Texas Health Fort Worth, tells KERA’s Sam Baker that risk factors in metabolic syndrome can put you at risk for brain ...
According to the NHS, there are more than 944,000 people in the UK who have dementia - and this is increasing because we’re living longer. The government said that by 2030, it is estimated that ...
Hollie Wynde from Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Support Line spoke out as figures revealed that around one million people are living with dementia in the UK, but a third do not have a diagnosis.
LONDON: More than 60 million people are estimated to be living with dementia, resulting in over 1.5 million deaths a year and an annual cost to the global healthcare economy of around US$1.3 ...
Above the Law, a legal industry website with a long history of skewering the nation’s most elite firms, has found a moment and plenty of inside tipsters. Past and present members of the staff of ...
A new report setting out how staffing gaps and lack of training are impacting people living with dementia in England has prompted fresh calls for investment in specialist nurses. The Care Quality ...