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Dementia

Dementia describes a range of symptoms of cognitive decline. For example memory loss, problems with reasoning and communication skills, and a reduction in a person's abilities and skills in carr...

Delirium and Dementia

Frontotemporal Dementia

HIVAssociated Dementia

MPs warn of dementia delays

Patients with dementia are facing huge delays in their diagnosis and treatment according to a group of MPs and peers. A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the barriers to tackling d...

MPs’ stark warning over dementia diagnosis delays

Patients with dementia are facing huge delays in their diagnosis and treatment according to a group of MPs and peers. A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the barriers to tackling d...

Attitude towards age increases risk of dementia diagnosis

Our attitude towards our age has a massive impact on the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia. New research shows that when seniors see themselves as 'older' their performance on a standard dem...

Dementia Friends information sessions launched

People in England are now able to sign up to sessions to become a Dementia Friend. More than 12,000 people have already registered their interest in becoming Dementia Friends and they can now att...

Attitude towards age increases risk of dementia diagnosis, study suggests

Our attitude towards our age has a massive impact on the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia, new research suggests. New research shows that when seniors see themselves as 'older' their perfor...

'Dementia Village' at Healthcare Innovation Expo

A major dementia event is being hosted by the Department of Health in London on March 13 and 14. It will take place at the Healthcare Innovation Expo at ExCeL where a dedicated area of the exhibi...

University of Hertfordshire to lead two new Govt-funded projects into dementia research

Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire are leading two of the twenty-one new Government-funded projects into dementia research - to boost dementia diagnosis rates and trial ground-breaking tre...

Beta-blockers May Lower Dementia Risk

Taking beta-blocker drugs may cut the risk of dementia, a trial in 774 men suggests. The medication is used to treat high blood pressure, a known risk factor for dementia. In the study, which was pr...

Persons with early-stage dementia reflect on being outdoors: a repeated interview study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe how persons with early-stage dementia reflect on being outdoors. Method: Data were collected through repeated interviews with a purposive sample of 11...

Responding to the financial abuse of people with dementia: a qualitative study of safeguarding experiences in England.

ABSTRACTBackground: The risks of financial exploitation and abuse of people with dementia remain under-researched. Little is known of the views of those responsible for local adult safeguarding system...

Making decisions for people with dementia who lack capacity: qualitative study of family carers in UK.

OBJECTIVE: To identify common difficult decisions made by family carers on behalf of people with dementia, and facilitators of and barriers to such decisions, in order to produce information for famil...

Dementia: Pain relief-a first-line response to agitation in dementia?

Validation of Addenbrooke's cognitive examination for detecting early dementia in a Japanese population.

There is a clear need for brief, but sensitive and specific, cognitive screening instruments for dementia. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of the Japanese version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examin...