Today the dementia diagnosis rate target (that 66.7% of people living with dementia in England should have a diagnosis) has ...

Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways that others find embarrassing. Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways ...

Positive message Jitendra is keen to send a positive message to others in Asian communities who are frightened they may have dementia. ‘I know there are a lot of people in Asian society who are ...

Smart thermostat daisy93 says, ‘We used a smart thermostat, so I controlled the heating from my mobile phone. It was easy to set up and meant I could see how hot the house was and set timings or boost ...

My wife Barbara had symptoms of Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) from 1999, and we lived with it for 22 years until she passed away two and a half years ago. We realised just how much ignorance there was ...

A nationwide clinical trial aiming to revolutionise how dementia is diagnosed is now underway. Research teams will assess how blood tests could be used to detect dementia at various stages. The Blood ...

Johanna Jackson studied several conditions, including epilepsy and brain injury, before focusing on Alzheimer’s disease. The constant throughout her career is an interest in synapses – the small ...

I was 48 when I got diagnosed with young-onset dementia, six years ago. Even if it was eight years before I needed a care home, I’d still only be 56. Everyone thinks we’ve got 10 to 20 years, but we ...

Dementia stages As Dad’s dementia progressed, it became harder to connect with him and it became impossible to give him presents.He remembered that you’re supposed to open them but that’s about it. A ...