The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Mum-of-three Linzi Pettigrew, from Winchburgh, was caught after she lied to her uncle Robin Pettigrew about using some of the cash to fill her dad’s fridge with food and he found it empty

The mum-of-three said she had been buying food but her father's fridge was empty

There are almost 1500 people in the area with the condition, and the council has backed calls for more education to be provided to residents.

It is widely acknowledged that as we age, we lose muscle power and slow down, making ordinary movements like getting up, walking, and sitting more difficult. Read further on Dynamite News:

Andrew Fisher murdered his wife in 1990 and spent 11 years of a life sentence behind bars before being released in 2001. He was again detained following the killing of another murderer in an Edinburgh flat in 2013.

Andrew Fisher, who murdered his wife in 1990, died on Friday following a battle with dementia.

A music program that's "just like a party" is changing moods and improving the language skills of people with dementia.

MY mother asks me frequently: “Where am I? What is this place?” She cranes her neck to look out of a window as if the view – newly revealed…

Humans with condition can have disturbed sleep, and similar symptoms in dogs indicate cognitive decline is under way

It is hoped repurposing the medication will reverse memory loss in older people

Today’s generation of older people could be last to face untreatable Alzheimer’s – but only if NHS overhauls care