The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

I think back to my 20-year-old self and my sister, lost in her imagined worlds, and I feel compassion for us both

Long ER waits in the U.S. are common, especially for older patients. Some wait for many hours or even days before they get a hospital bed.

An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours

The new study suggests that seniors’ tech use could be as protective against dementia as exercise and higher education.

In the 21st century, digital technology has changed many aspects of our lives. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest newcomer, with chatbots and other AI tools changing how we learn and creating considerable philosophical and legal challenges regarding what it means to “outsource thinking”.

Analysis of over-50s who engage with phones, tablets and other devices challenges fears of ‘digital dementia’

A recent study shows the benefit of being a middle-aged ‘weekend warrior’ who only exercises once or twice a week, writes Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Jackie Stewart drove a Formula One car for the final time at the Bahrain Grand Prix wearing a special helmet signed by every living champion

The unique helmet will be used to raise money for the charity set up by Stewart, 85, in 2016, after his wife Helen began suffering from the disease.

The helmet, signed by every living world champion, will raise funds for Sir Jackie Stewart’s Race Against Dementia charity

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