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After 65 years of repairing shoes, Peter is trying to make it to his 90th birthday before retiring

The Calleas have run their shoe repair store in Melbourne’s west for more than 60 years. Now Peter has dementia and Nerina uses a walking stick, but they’re not ready to down tools yet.

ABC News

Only 12 of 35 dementia units promised by 2023 Australia-wide are operational, health department says

Exclusive: spokesperson says six units more will open by the end of 2024 but declines questions about cause of delay

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Willis’s wife shares update after actor’s dementia diagnosis

The ‘Die Hard’ actor’s family announced he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia earlier this year

The Independent UK

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A market-based service: why Australia’s aged care homes fail residents with dementia

The royal commission found dementia care should be ‘core business’, but more than two years later, staff say compulsory training ‘is basically non-existent’

The Guardian - AU

A little-understood sleep disorder affects millions and has clear links to dementia – 4 questions answered

A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. The disorder, known as REM sleep behavior disorder, or RBD…

The Conversation

Bruce Willis' wife urges fans to 'never lose hope' amid actor's dementia struggles

Emma Heming Willis has kept fans updated on her husband Bruce Willis' struggles with dementia and has urged people not to lose hope, despite saying 'there is no cure'

Daily Mirror

National Brain Appeal scoops award at Chelsea Flower Show

Actor Stephen Graham was among famous visitors to charity’s ‘Rare Space’ feature at the event

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Queen Camilla receives ‘beautiful’ compliment after meeting children and volunteers at historic library

Armagh Robinson Library and Museum aims to make history more accessible

The Independent UK

Sunderland Royal dementia services 'seeing a lot more patients' due to pandemic delays

The Alexandra Centre dementia hub at Sunderland Royal has reopened

Chronicle Live

Michael Mosley shares daily morning exercise that helps ward off dementia

The diet guru has lifted the lid on the healthy habits he's adopted to help fight off the devastating illness.

Daily Record

Brilliant dementia gesture as Newcastle United clinch Champions League football

Sports travel operator sportsbreaks.com and social enterprise charity Sporting Memories teamed up to give fans a treat.

Chronicle Live

Dementia linked with diabetes as risk 'triples' in people diagnosed younger

A new study suggests people diagnosed with diabetes younger triple their risk of developing dementia.

Daily Record

Queen Camilla meets children and volunteers at historic library

Armagh Robinson Library and Museum aims to make history more accessible.

The Independent UK

Bruce Willis' wife reveals the 'sad truth' about his heartbreaking dementia diagnosis

Emma Heming Willis has opened up about her husband Bruce Willis' struggles with dementia as she admitted there is currently no cure for the degenerative disease

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Police rescue missing Northumberland pensioner with dementia just 'metres from the sea'

Quick-thinking police officers were able to track her down within an hour, finding her just metres from the sea with the signs of hypothermia

ABC News

Critical incident investigation launched at Coffs Harbour after death of man with dementia

Police have confirmed they were diverted to another incident before beginning a search for the man. He was found dead a few hours later. An independent review will examine the response.

The Independent UK

Dementia risk increases the younger a person develops diabetes, study suggests

The findings indicate preventing progression from prediabetes to a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, could mean a reduction in future dementia cases.

Daily Record

Bruce Willis' wife says friends are 'nervous' to visit following dementia diagnosis as she opens up on home care

Emma Heming Willis admitted it has been 'tricky' after the 67-year-old Die Hard star's dementia diagnosis and how it's 'easy to get into the doom and gloom' but she powers on.

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Daily Record

Grandmother, 95, tasered by police in care home dies in hospital a week later

Dementia sufferer Clare Nowland, who weighed just 43kg, hit her head as she collapsed to the ground causing a bleed on the brain.

Daily Mirror

Gran, 95, who was tasered twice by police officer in care home dies from injuries

Dementia sufferer Clare Nowland, a mother-of-eight, was tasered by senior constable Kristian White, 33, when he found her brandishing a knife at the Yallambee Lodge care home in New South Wales in Australia

The Independent UK

Drugs used for heart conditions linked to improved outcomes for stroke patients

Research was carried out in partnership with the UK Dementia Research Institute.

The Conversation

Why doesn't Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?

The use of a Taser to subdue a 95-year-old dementia patient at an aged care home in Cooma, New South Wales, last week is yet another sickening example of what can go wrong when police rely too heavily on force to resolve challenging situations.

Daily Mirror

Bruce Willis' friends are 'nervous' to visit him since dementia diagnosis, says his wife

Bruce Willis' wife Emma has opened up about how 'tricky' it is when people are 'nervous' to visit her husband after his dementia diagnosis and how it's 'easy to get into the doom and gloom'

Daily Record

West Lothian man speaks of heartbreaking dementia diagnosis at just 58

Stuart Dougall wants to reduce the stigma around the condition and give people hope

Evening Standard

Bruce Willis’ wife reveals heart-warming way their nine-year-old daughter is trying to help with his dementia

Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis has opened up about the sweet gesture made by their youngest daughter to help him following his dementia diagnosis.

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