The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Jack takes four buses everyday, to visit his wife of 78 years, Flo, 97, who is in a care home with dementia

Social workers were warned during training sessions to refrain from asking dementia patients who the current Prime Minister is due to the high turnaround of leaders amid Tory turmoil

Scientists have identified chemicals linked to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) - an early sign of the disease which if detected could lead to drugs or lifestyle changes being prescribed when they are most likely to be effective

Research on lead poisoning suggests countries could face an explosion of people seeking support for dementia

Letter: A reader’s mother, who has dementia, was left unable to pay her bills due to multiple direct debits to persistent charities

'It's a dream, but who knows? It might work'

Women are more likely to develop dementia than men

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to waste away and die. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, which is a term used to describe a group of symptoms that affect memory, thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily function.

Researchers have found a way to induce sleep-disrupted breathing in mice, and discovered they display exacerbated pathological features of Alzheimer's disease.