The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

‘Die Hard’ star’s frontotemporal dementia was initially misdiagnosed due to his lifelong struggle with a stutter

As New Zealand agonises over its hospitals – where they are, how they should be staffed and how they should be funded – a key element in the debate is being missed: the need for single rooms in all public hospitals.

Emma Heming Willis didn't think "in a million years" that the return of Bruce Willis' stutter would be the first sign he had dementia.

Bruce Willis' wife, Emma Heming Willis, won't "shield" the realities of his condition, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), from their young children.

The study revealed that 13% of mild dementia cases might be avoided if all middle-aged adults exercised at least once or twice a week.

Research reveals positive cognitive health impacts of exercising once or twice a week are much the same as exercising more often

Exercise twice or more a week was linked to lower mild dementia rates in a study of 10,000 people

There is a growing body of evidence that it is not when you exercise – but the fact you are doing it – that produces health results.

Sleeping badly shown to age middle-aged brain by nearly three years and linked to poorer brain health years later

As individuals make their way through middle age, it's often sleep that has to take a back seat to the demands of work and life. However, this could be serious, with a link to an increased risk of dementia. A study led by Dr. Séverine Sabia from Inserm and University…

Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs have proved to be revolutionary in managing the epidemic of obesity, treating diabetes, and somewhat reducing the risk of many chronic diseases. Studies are now proving its efficacy in improving brain health. According to a new study published in the journal Alzheimer's Dementia, Semaglutide, the…