Dementia, a syndrome linked to an ongoing decline in brain function, affects over 944,000 individuals across the UK. This number is on the rise due to increased life expectancy. It's estimated ...

It's common for people with dementia to experience sleep disturbances. It can be disabling and may contribute to faster progression of the disease. Unfortunately, the current medication for ...

A physical test, which can be easily conducted at home, could flag the earliest signs of dementia, say experts from Discern. The "2 finger test" is a straightforward exercise that involves copying ...

A simple physical test could help detect the earliest symptoms of dementia, with loved ones even able to do it at home. Dementia diagnostic experts at Discern explained what has been dubbed the ...

A blood test has greater success than doctors in determining whether someone has memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease, a ...

A blood test could spot Alzheimer's disease at the earliest stage and years before symptoms appear, studies in the US and Sweden suggest. The test looks for tiny amounts of a protein which is ...

I never really considered my brain health until I was in my early thirties. I had always been pretty sharp when it came to memory, and most people in my life—friends, family and colleagues ...

Researchers say they can accurately identify people on track to develop Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear, which could help the progress of drug trials. US scientists were able to use ...

Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, particularly in women. Levels were found to drop gradually, from women ...