Dementia

A cheap, everyday supplement may help reduce the risk of dementia. Dementia is Australia's second leading cause of death, with an estimated 433,300 people living with the condition, according to the latest data.Professor Elina Hypponen,…

With cases of dementia on the rise across the globe, it's not surprising that many of us are on red alert for signs that we've succumbed to the degenerative brain disease. Dementia is now the UK's biggest killer, and is an umbrella term…

Wendy Williams’ high-profile guardianship has received a new update following the completion of her recent medical evaluation, which included extensive neuropsychological testing.The former daytime TV queen, who recently made a rare…

It's a debilitating syndrome that cruelly affects different aspects of cognitive functioning – such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning.But dementia, which affects about 57 million people worldwide, is not just specific to humans. …

No one wants to be sick – or stuck on medication for life. But what if you could take control of your health and reverse chronic conditions?From dementia to crumbling bones, we spoke to four patients who proved it is possible to stop…

Still Me by Sabina Brennan (Green Tree £18.99, 288pp)Dementia, writes Dr Sabina Brennan, ‘arrived in my life at a time when an ongoing stressful situation at work was impacting significantly on my health’.I warm to her immediately – she…

Experts, influencers and fitness trackers have long touted 10,000 steps a day as the 'perfect' number to ward off obesity, cancer and early death.However, 10,000 steps, equivalent to five miles, might not be the magic number. In fact,…

Tackling hearing loss early and making an effort to maintain social relationships could delay the development of dementia later in life, promising new research has found.Studies have long suggested that around four in ten cases of the…

Researchers have identified four distinct pathways to developing dementia—and it could revolutionise how doctors diagnose and treat the devastating disease. American researchers analysed data from more than 24,000 patients and found four…

A commonly taken drug for lower back pain could raise the risk of developing dementia by up to 40 per cent, concerning research suggests.Gabapentin, sold as Neurontin, was approved on the NHS in the early 1990s to treat nerve pain and…