When should someone with dementia stop driving?
In the early stages of Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia, driving performance should be the determining factor, not the disease itself.
Dementia hits clever people harder, study finds
Dementia claims the lives of smarter people sooner, scientists have discovered. People who spend more years at school or in ...
Relatives of people with dementia urged to fix one thing onto their clothes
Simon Day has created some of the most memorable characters in recent British comedy history: among them competitive dad, inspired by a father in his local swimming pool thrashing his kids in a race, ...
Dr. Roach: With severe dementia, medications are of limited benefit
His geriatric doctor said "no" to prescribing medication to help slow down the disease. The doctor said his pulse rate is low ...
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Processed Meat Could Lead To Dementia, Finds Study
The researchers also found that those who ate a quarter of serving of processed red meat or more per day, had 13% higher risk ...
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New study compares dementia care approaches and the impact on caregivers
New research comparing different approaches to dementia care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias found no ...
Changing cholesterol over time tied to risk of dementia
Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is ...
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Our response to the NHS dementia diagnosis target cuts
Today the dementia diagnosis rate target (that 66.7% of people living with dementia in England should have a diagnosis) has ...
Red meat could raise dementia risk, researchers claim, yet some doctors have questions
Researchers have linked daily consumption of certain amounts of processed red meats to increased dementia risk, but some ...
Five symptoms of dementia in young people as mum-of-22 Sue Radford shares tragic news
Mum and Channel 5 star Sue Radford, who has captured the nation's hearts in the show 22 Kids and Counting, shared a ...
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Empathy between the person receiving and giving care helps both. What happens when dementia tears that bond?
When someone with dementia loses their ability to have empathy, caring for them can become isolating and fraught, research ...
Scheme using nostalgic products to help people with dementia faces funding crisis
Classic brands from the past are being used to help people struggling with memory loss, but funding for the project has now ...