Dementia breakthroughs

Dementia – a broad term for a group of conditions including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia – is sadly on the rise. This heartbreaking affliction causes decline in memory, thinking, and beha

When dementia takes hold, it can be difficult to keep it at bay – but your lifestyle is responsible for up to 76% of changes in the ageing of the brain, says Age UK. What you eat, how much you exercis

A few tweaks can make a difference when it comes to a sharper brain

Reducing your risk of dementia isn’t just about doing crosswords. All kinds of surprising things can scaffold the brain, from having vaccines to lowering cholesterol and getting your eyes tested

In recent years, there has been a huge surge of interest in the link between our hearing and our chances of getting dementia. Stories in the press have suggested that up to a third of dementia cases m

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