The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Love Actually star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole £65k

Brian Malam had been granted power of attorney over Margaret Wright's finances after she was diagnosed with dementia, but spent years helping himself to cash.

Daily Record · Nov 23, 2022

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug could be in UK use in a year but only for minority

Only 5% of patients eligible for the drug will be able to access it – and most of these will be private cases, experts have said.

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Five symptoms of dementia and early warning signs

One in four sufferers commonly go two years undiagnosed, one study claims

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Chris Hemsworth reveals he inherits Alzheimer's gene from both parents. What is the ApoE4 gene and what does it mean for his career?

After two decades of acting, Chris Hemsworth revealed he will take a break from his career, after learning he has a much higher-than-average chance of developing Alzheimer's disease.

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

Dementia warning signs can be spotted nine years before diagnosis, research reveals

Dr Miriam Stoppard reports on important scientific research that shows the early warning signs of dementia can be spotted as early as nine years before diagnosis

Daily Mirror · Nov 20, 2022

Nan with dementia melts hearts singing along to favourite songs

Joan brightens up as soon as she hears her favourite songs

Liverpool Echo · Nov 20, 2022

Riding to raise funds, awareness for Dementia Australia despite the odds

A family tragedy might have postponed the fundraising journey but nothing would stop David Batterham from raising awareness about dementia.

ABC News · Nov 20, 2022

Derry charity establishes new scheme to comfort dementia patients

"It is a very emotive thing and I take my hat off to those looking after people and some people sometimes do not even know who they are"

Belfast Live · Nov 18, 2022

Unlocking new clues to how dementia and Alzheimer's work in the brain – Uncharted Brain podcast series

This week on The Conversation Weekly podcast we’re running a three-part series called Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia, which delves into new research searching for answers to how dementia works in the brain and the damage it leaves behind. Hosted by Paul Keaveny and Gemma Ware, it was initially published via…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022

Vote for your best motorsport memory of all time

You can now vote for your favourite motorsport memory of all time, which will become part of a special gallery at Autosport International in January.

Autosport · Nov 17, 2022