The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Family of Nobby Stiles join legal action against English and Welsh FAs

'Football killed Nobby', claims John Stiles

Manchester Evening News · Nov 11, 2022

Community rally round Lanarkshire dementia charity crippled by huge losses through pandemic

The charity was forced to close its doors during the covid pandemic until it was deemed safe to reopen

Daily Record · Nov 11, 2022

Roger Sexton dead: Survivor contestant and former marine dies after dementia battle

Star of the sixth series of Survivor, Roger Sexton, has died at the age of 76 after a battle with Lewy body dementia

Daily Mirror · Nov 11, 2022

Dementia breakthrough: 'Promising' new drug could reverse effects

'It's a dream, but who knows? It might work'

Wales Online · Nov 9, 2022

Prevalence of dementia in over 65s has declined by a third, study finds

Women are more likely to develop dementia than men

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Consumer Health: Can music help someone with Alzheimer's disease?

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to waste away and die. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, which is a term used to describe a group of symptoms that affect memory, thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily function.

Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022

Mice study links sleep apnoea and dementia

Researchers have found a way to induce sleep-disrupted breathing in mice, and discovered they display exacerbated pathological features of Alzheimer's disease.

AAP · Nov 8, 2022

How to prevent missing person incidents for seniors living with dementia

People living with dementia are at risk of getting lost, and go missing every day in Canada. For example, in July, a person living with dementia went missing and was found by the police under a highway bridge more than 24 hours after he was last seen.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2022

Wife 'doesn't know how she'll deal' with telling kids their dad, 42, is dying from MND

Andrew Hogg was dealt a heartbreaking diagnosis of motor neurone disease and frontotemporal dementia last month, and has now been given just years to live

Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022

Scots wife of man with MND 'doesn't know how she'll deal' with telling kids their dad is dying

Andrew Hogg, 42, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and a form of dementia last month, with a prognosis of just a few years to live.

Daily Record · Nov 7, 2022