Memory cafes' are small social gatherings for individuals with dementia — and their caregivers, too. As public health funding shrinks, memory cafes are cheap to run and can offer measurable benefits.

May 22, 2025 — Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system. While there ...

DiADeM is a tool to support GPs in diagnosing dementia for people living with advanced dementia in a care home setting. It has been developed by the Yorkshire and Humber Dementia Strategic Clinical ...

If you’re worried about symptoms that may be dementia, start by talking to your GP. Your GP will carry out an initial assessment. It will help you if you know what to expect and how you can have a ...

The word dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. Dementia is caused when diseases, such as Alzheimer’s ...

Prof Vanessa Raymont of the University of Oxford, who is co-leading the READ-OUT trial. The UK government is providing £2 million ($2.6 million) in funding to allow digital assessment to be added ...

Most People Say They Want to Know Their Risk for Alzheimer's Dementia, Fewer Follow Through May 6, 2025 — A new study examines the choices healthy research volunteers make when given the ...

Cases of dementia are increasing due to longer life expectancy of the world population. Physicians should be able to recognize common dementia syndromes. After excluding reversible causes of ...

GSK has teamed up with two research organisations in the UK to explore a possible link between its shingles vaccine, Shingrix, and a reduced risk of dementia. The tantalising hypothesis – drawn ...

In her suit, Gino insisted that any anomalies in the spreadsheets may have simply been the result of research assistants entering data manually from paper worksheets, a process naturally prone to ...

Preparing well for a doctor’s appointment can ensure a person gets the most out of their time with the doctor and covers everything necessary, including questions and concerns. A person can feel ...