What do you do when the man you love is diagnosed, at just 46, with dementia? For a long time Louise Bryant thought the answer was silence. But suddenly, that all changed.
Those living with dementia are increasingly isolated from friends and family and left out of family and social gatherings, a new study finds.
Scientists at UCLA have restored brain function lost to Alzheimer’s disease in what may prove a massive medical breakthrough.
Intervening earlier to improve brain health might help you stay sharper as you age.
Australia has joined a worldwide project led by the Michael J Fox Foundation to radically accelerate the prevention of the condition affecting 220,000 Aussies.
We need to find a way to extend euthanasia to the frailed aged who are not necessarily sick, and to people with dementia.
In the wake of the horrific death of 95 year-old nursing home resident Clare Nowland, Tasered by police, all first responders across the nation are being offered specialist training in how to deal with people with dementia.
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