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Dementia is ‘biggest health crisis of our time’, warns charity chief

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease accounted for more than one in 10 deaths in the UK last year, according to analysis by a charity aiming to find a cure for the illnesses. Alzheimer’s Research UK has urged for any drugs “deemed safe and effective” to ...

12 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Liver disease may be linked to a higher risk of dementia, study suggests

People who have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – a build up of fat cells in the liver – may have a higher risk of dementia, according to a new study. The research also indicates that people with the disease, who also have heart disease or who ...

13 Jul 2022 at 22:00

Tackling air pollution ‘could ease pressure on mental health services’

The number of people with vascular dementia using community mental health services could be reduced if levels of air pollution are cut, researchers have suggested. A team from King’s College London looked at community mental health service use ...

07 Aug 2023 at 23:30

Study reveals key cause of restricted blood flow to brain in vascular dementia

Researchers have uncovered a potential route to developing the first ever drug treatments for the second most common type of dementia. The study has shed light on how high blood pressure causes changes to arteries in the brain, a process that ...

07 Aug 2023 at 20:00

Health & Wellbeing

What are the main types of dementia? As new technique could ‘revolutionise’ how disease is diagnosed

Excitement is building as a new test involving lasers used to detect different types of dementia in mere seconds could “revolutionise” the way the disease is diagnosed. Researchers at the University Hospital Southampton and the University of ...

17 Oct 2024 at 13:28

Family

‘My nan has dementia and doesn’t know who I am anymore – I share our journey on TikTok to help others feel less alone’

A young woman whose grandmother no longer recognises her due to dementia shares the reality of her diagnoses to millions on TikTok to help others feel less “alone”. Jess, 27, who works in administration and lives in the East Midlands, said ...

11 Feb 2025 at 15:16

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