How we train future clinicians has the potential to radically and sustainably improve healthcare for everyone. Current medical education has an overt biomedical focus that does not engage enough on ...

The health board says that particular patient was referred into the service during the COVID-19 pandemic, at which stage there were interruptions to service delivery. The all Wales Dementia Care ...

An estimated 944,000 people in the UK live with dementia (Yui /PA)Mok Dementia was the leading cause of death in the UK in 2023, according to analysis. The “crisis will only worsen” because of ...

Professor Tom Dening, Head of the Centre for Dementia at the University of Nottingham and a member of the research study team The 58,769 patients with dementia had an average age of 82 and 63% ...

Not just in terms of dementia, but our ability to think quickly and confidently. There’s a lot we can do practically to make sure we stay sharp for longer.” The evidence suggests more than 40 ...

Legislation that was passed last week will provide research, education and support for those facing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and their caregivers. The bipartisan BOLD Infrastructure for ...

Dementia prevention is a crucial area of research as the global population ages. Researchers are uncovering connections between cardiovascular health and cognitive decline, revealing how certain ...

Daniel Gibbs, 72, is a retired neurologist in the U.S., who has early stage Alzheimer’s dementia. He spent 25 years caring for patients, many with dementia — and has written a compelling book ...

When a North Shore woman learned last month that her health insurance would no longer cover the hospital that treats her child, it was more than an inconvenience. It was a crisis. Her 11-year-old ...

As of the end of September, 2,703 patients in England had been waiting at least a year and a half to begin NHS hospital treatment. New analysis by the PA news agency shows that just nine NHS ...

Factors which are predictive of dementia include depression, traumatic brain injury, diabetes, lower levels of education ... ensuring patients feel informed and supported rather than alarmed." ...

How can dementia affect a person's appetite? A person with dementia may lose interest in food. They may refuse to eat it or may spit it out. The person may become angry or agitated, or behave in a ...