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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

TV presenter Fiona Phillips reveals she has Alzheimer’s at age of 62

Fiona Phillips
Fiona Phillips’s mother, father, uncle and grandparents also had Alzheimer’s disease. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

The television presenter Fiona Phillips has disclosed she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and is undergoing trials for a new drug that scientists hope could slow or reverse the illness.

The 62-year-old said she was informed she had the illness 18 months ago, having had months of brain fog and anxiety. Her mother, father, uncle and grandparents had Alzheimer’s, she said.

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