The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Dementia-stricken Lanarkshire gran discharged from hospital 'with cannula in arm'

Shakuntala Gupta was admitted to University Hospital Hairmyers one week ago with bladder and bowel issues and was discharged on Monday.

Glasgow Live · Jun 9, 2022

Social isolation linked to dementia, study suggests

Researchers say this means isolation could be used to predict the risk of someone developing the condition.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Young mum who thought she had post-natal depression gets shock dementia diagnosis

Holly Braithwaite is believed to be one of the youngest people in the UK to have Frontotemporal dementia

Irish Mirror · Jun 8, 2022

Why Stealth BioTherapeutics Shares Are Surging Today?

Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:MITO) presented new SBT-272 preclinical data demonstrating functional improvement in upper motor neurons with TDP-43 pathology. TDP-43 pathology plays a significant role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).  The data were presented at the Keystone Neurodegeneration Symposium. A Phase 1 study to evaluate the safety and tolerability…

Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022

Lower your dementia risk with 7 lifestyle habits starting TODAY - blood sugar to weight

Dementia is not just a part of ageing, as many would believe, but can be affected by your lifestyle in younger years. New research found seven key habits to start today to help lower your risk

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022

Young mum who thought she had post-natal depression diagnosed with rare dementia

Holly Braithwaite started experiencing the symptoms in 2019, shortly after giving birth, but it never even crossed her mind that at just 34, she could have the heart-breaking illness

Edinburgh Live · Jun 7, 2022

Mum, 34, diagnosed with dementia after thinking symptoms were post-natal depression

Holly Braithwaite, 34, from Teesside, is thought to be one of the youngest person with Frontotemporal dementia in the UK after initially thinking she had postnatal depression

Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2022

Young mum who thought she had post-natal depression diagnosed with dementia

Holly Braithwaite is believed to be one of the youngest people in the UK to be suffering from the rare form of dementia.

Daily Record · Jun 7, 2022

The mental health and dementia hospital where staff 'didn't know patients' names' and 'told them to sit down whenever they tried to get up'

Investigators found that patients were 'contained' and 'restrained' from moving freely by 'untrained staff'

Manchester Evening News · Jun 7, 2022

Search for missing man with dementia last seen in north Manchester

David, 77, had been visiting hospital but become agitated and walked off

Manchester Evening News · Jun 6, 2022