The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

To collaborate on advocacy, outreach, training, research work, and support services for dementia care, NIMHANS on Monday entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dementia India Alliance (DIA), a non-profit family carer-centred national organisation.

A convicted child sex abuser who taught at Canberra's Marist College has dementia and should not be extradited to face charges in New Zealand, his lawyer says.

Within the next ten years, obesity--which has been connected to dementia and cognitive decline--is predicted to impact up to half of the population in the US. Read further om Dynamite News:

Woman believes seeing another person would be an unfaithful act and is troubled to learn her longtime mate thinks otherwise.

Demand for social care continues to rise as the population grows older but there is a shortage of workers in the sector

Long-term UK study adds to body of research associating pollutants with declining brain health

Letters: Fanny Johnstone’s moving account of caring for her father resonates with readers

As his condition grew worse, I cared for him for 18 months. Amid the grief and pain, there were moments of explosive laughter – and unexpected pride

People with hearing loss use more energy listening. Other cognitive functions suffer as a result of this extra energy. Read further on Dynamite News:

A new study has discovered that hearing aids could help prevent dementia which means wearers have a longer life expectancy

Researchers found that hearing loss was associated with a higher risk of dementia compared with people who used a hearing aid