A WORD on the tip of the tongue or a forgotten birthday – everyone has occasional memory blanks. While forgetting things ...

A WORD on the tip of the tongue or a forgotten birthday - everyone has occasional memory ... signs of dementia down to old age - rather than the condition itself - but a simple test could help ...

doctors in busy surgeries and clinics have little time to test the cognitive ... from 139 patients attending a memory clinic who had been diagnosed with dementia or mild memory impairment.

The specialist will see how you answer different types of questions ... in the test, but it’s very important that your health professional understands how your mind is working. Feeling as relaxed as ...

Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...

Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient's ...

Do you know a person with dementia or ... to someone with memory problems who is experiencing denial or lack of insight Someone living with memory issues may deny or not realise that they’re ...

Make people and places more familiar As your loved one’s memory becomes progressively impaired by dementia, they will usually remember less from the recent past and more from the distant past.

Now scientists have found people with thinner retinas are more likely to have problems with memory and reasoning. Researchers believe the test could be used to screen for early dementia.