Dementia

Government-backed research is looking at how people living with dementia can be better supported to stay living independently.
Four new...

Employees are set to be able to get access to weight loss jabs through their workplace health, under a plan...

So-called ‘sandwich carers’ – those juggling both childcare and elder care – can face particular struggles to stay in the...

Thousands of people caring for loved ones with dementia are being left to cope alone, a poll has suggested.
The...

Breakthrough treatments to tackle lung cancer and dementia are on the horizon, with a lung cancer vaccine now being tested...

Failing eyesight and high cholesterol could be two red flags for possible future dementia, research has concluded.
Treating these conditions...

The more people use their brains at work, the better they are protected against later-life dementia, research has suggested.

Thousands of people worried about the risk of early or young-onset dementia are to be offered pioneering new blood tests.

Vitamin D deficiency, depression and diabetes can all increase the risk of young-onset dementia, research has found.
The study, published...

Charities and the NHS are collaborating on a project to gauge whether blood tests can be used to help diagnose...

The Covid-19 pandemic potentially had a lasting impact on people’s brain health, especially among the over-50s, research has suggested.

Scientists have identified 11 key risk factors for dementia in later life, including age, education and deprivation but also health...

As many as 9.1 million people in England are projected to be living with major health conditions such as diabetes,...

Occupational health professionals have an opportunity to highlight to the government the value of return to work as a health...

Nearly a third of people (33%) who notice symptoms of dementia in themselves or a loved one keep their fears...