The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same age who don’t have dementia are aware of their financial abilities – and this awareness improves over time.

It’s been claimed Doreen Stock didn’t understand what she was doing when she changed her will

The toxins could potentially be used as ‘markers’ for doctors to identify Parkinson’s patients at a higher risk of developing dementia

Willis’s family announced he would be stepping away from acting in 2022

The former newsreader on her career’s many twists and turns, her mother’s dementia and why she’s still working – and dancing – at 80

A Utah judge has ruled that a convicted killer who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years is competent enough to be executed

New study shows test is 95 per cent accurate in picking up people with memory problems

Researchers found the blood test was 95% accurate in picking up people with the disease, with very few cases missed.

The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021.