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Seating nooks and memory shelves: the welcoming family home embracing dementia-friendly design

How one couple future-proofed an 18th-century Perthshire cottage

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

Vet shares 6 signs of doggy dementia that all owners should look out for

Is it natural aging or something more serious?

PetsRadar · Jul 10, 2025

Judge schedules execution by firing squad for man with dementia who spent 37 years on death row

The Utah Attorney General’s Office has ‘full confidence’ in the judge's decision

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Ageing isn’t the same everywhere – why inflammation may be a lifestyle problem

For years, scientists have believed that inflammation inevitably increases with age, quietly fuelling diseases like heart disease, dementia and diabetes. But a new study of Indigenous populations challenges that idea and could reshape how we think about ageing itself.

The Conversation · Jul 4, 2025

The ‘Mind’ diet is good for cognitive health – here’s what foods you should put on your plate

There’s long been evidence that what we eat can affect our risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline as we age. But can any one diet actually keep the brain strong and lower dementia risk? Evidence suggests the so-called “Mind diet” might.

The Conversation · Jul 4, 2025

Tony Christie ‘lucky’ to be a musician as he discusses living with dementia

The singer, whose career has spanned 60 years, spoke about the positive effects of music on dementia sufferers.

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

Common cough medicine revealed to slow down Parkinson's disease and dementia

A 12-month study found that Ambroxol helped stabilised psychiatric symptoms and protected against brain damage in genetically at-risk participants

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025

Woman Doesn’t Tell Husband She’s Leaving To “Find Herself”, Goes On Their Dream Trip Alone

How would you react if one day your partner simply abandoned you to "find themselves"?

Bored Panda · Jul 2, 2025

Common cough medicine could slow dementia in Parkinson’s patients, study hints

Cough medicine widely used in Europe remains unapproved for use in US, Canada, researchers say

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

Babies have more of this Alzheimer’s-linked protein than dementia patients – study raises hope for future treatments

A protein long blamed for the brain damage seen in Alzheimer’s disease has now been found in astonishingly high levels in healthy newborn babies, challenging decades of medical dogma.

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2025