The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

A ground-breaking drug has been found to slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s - with experts hailing it a breakthrough that “can meaningfully change the course of the disease”.

Lecanemab was found to have reduced memory decline by targeting and clearing amyloid, which is one of the proteins that build up in the brains of people with the disease

Antibody therapy lecanemab removes clumps of protein called beta amyloid that builds up in brain

Gorgi Talevski did not live long enough to see his case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this month. A Macedonian-born resident of Indiana, Talevski operated a crane for three decades, raised a family and loved to dance before his dementia deepened, and he died last year.

The SFA have brought in new guidance to limit the amount of heading in training after research found footballers were more likely to suffer from brain disease in later life.

Record View says it has been heartbreaking in recent years to see many football legends have their lives cruelly blighted by dementia.

The Manchester United powerhouse is now bedridden and unable to communicate after being diagnosed with vascular dementia last year.

It will involve creating extra care accommodation and dementia beds, closing three care homes, keeping five open and providing a care facility for adults with learning disabilities

One study has revealed that as many as one in four sufferers go at least two years before being diagnosed