As well as forgetting the rules of a game or plot of a film, dementia sufferers might also struggle to follow a recipe, an expert has warned ...

Not eating with dementia is often due to difficulty swallowing and a loss of appetite. But eating changes can be subtle, even in the earliest stages of the condition. Focusing on comfort ...

A man diagnosed with dementia in his 40s has revealed that a slight change in his working abilities was the telltale sign his brain health was in decline. Peter Alexander, now 56, never expected ...

One of the greatest challenges of this century is dementia, a condition with a range of causes, which irretrievably ravages the brain and lacks a cure. It currently afflicts up to 50 million ...

Dr Punam leads new season designed to help start conversations between people living with dementia and their loved ones The BBC is launching a special new season across TV, iPlayer and Radio ...

For some, persistent daytime drowsiness can be more than just a function of getting older — it could be a warning sign of dementia. A new study has pinpointed when sleepiness during the day is a ...

Frustrated by the widespread misinformation that surrounds dementia in East Africa, David Ndetei, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Nairobi in Kenya, says “We decided to dance with ...

“Normal” levels of vitamin B12 may not be enough to ward off dementia, new research finds. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco studied 231 healthy older adults (averaging ...

Antidepressants are commonly used to help relieve such symptoms as aggressiveness, anxiety, depression and disrupted sleep in patients with dementia. "Depressive symptoms can both worsen cognitive ...

A new study focuses on the powerful role our surroundings play in shaping dementia risk. A new study from the University of Georgia College of Public Health focuses on the powerful role our ...