The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

New symptom that could be early sign you will get dementia

Around 10 million people are diagnosed every year

Liverpool Echo · Oct 27, 2022

Family caregivers find support on #dementia TikTok

It all changed on a Saturday night in New York City in 2016. Jacquelyn Revere was 29 and headed out to attend a friend’s comedy show. She was on the subway when her phone rang. It was a friend of her mom’s, back in Los Angeles. That’s weird, Revere thought.…

Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022

Frantic search launched for missing OAP with dementia last seen near Scots petrol station

William Rodgers, 86, has been traced.

Daily Record · Oct 27, 2022

Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia Choir set their sights on Glastonbury after releasing debut single

Exclusive: The Nottingham-based musical group have been the subject of two BBC documentaries and in July performed in front of 20,000 - their biggest audience to-date

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2022

Sam Faiers' mum feared early dementia over 'agonising' symptoms of brain fog

Menopausal symptoms affect women differently, with some seemingly breezing through it. For some, like Suzie Wells, these hormonal changes can take a major toll on their body - including their brain health

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

Floods and other emergencies can be extra tough for people with dementia and their carers. Here's how to help

As we write from New South Wales’ Northern Rivers region, other parts of eastern Australia are facing conditions that recall uncomfortable memories from the 2017 floods and those in March this year. Many people are fatigued and still coming to terms with those devastating natural disasters.

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2022

Older people who get lost sometimes sadly lose their lives. But those with dementia are more likely to survive

Being lost in an unfamiliar place is an unsettling feeling most of us have experienced. It requires cognitive and physical skills, and potentially other resources, to find our way and safely arrive at our destination.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2022

Preparing for a world with Alzheimer's treatment

As Alzheimer’s cases grow, scientists have been deep in debate over its causes. Now treatments are on the horizon, the new race is to ready the health system.

360info · Oct 24, 2022

Residential dementia respite centre plan for Woodvale home opposed by residents

After residents overwhelmingly opposed plans to open a dementia respite centre on a quiet suburban street in Perth's north, local governments are scrambling to set policies that could shape the future of health care in our suburbs.

ABC News · Oct 23, 2022

How The Grateful Dead Is Fighting Dementia

In trials, the game not only taught 60 to 79-year-olds how to drum but also improved their ability to remember faces

Zenger · Oct 21, 2022