The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick are asking a judge to dismiss a case charging him with sexually assaulting a boy decades ago, saying the 92-year-old once-powerful American prelate has dementia and is not competent to stand trial

UK falls from fourth to 10th place in phase III trials amid ‘ossified’ bureaucracy and stretched health service

Dementia isn't a specific disease. Instead, it describes a collection of symptoms that affect a person's thinking and social abilities enough to interfere with daily life. There are more than 55 million people worldwide living with dementia. Of these, 50% to 60% have Alzheimer's disease. Dementia is the seventh leading…

Forgetting small things such as dates, and events and difficulty in recalling old information can be a normal part of aging. But at what point does it go too far? Do you have to worry every time your memory seems to fail you?

The frequency with which we experience nightmares as children is to a large degree determined by our genetics

Can children’s dreams foretell events that will happen nearly 40 years into the future? Yes, according to the results of my latest study published in The Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine journal.

Publisher of the Elmer book series Andersen Press has partnered with the dementia charity.

Some of the same genetic mutations can lead to FTD, ALS or symptoms of both

Early intervention could reduce your risk of developing dementia-related disease

The health specialist warns that associated issues can increase the risk of developing cancer, heart disease, dementia

Early intervention could reduce your risk of developing dementia-related disease