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For 90-year-old Lorna Scott, the music of Dean Martin and the enduring love of her friends and family have proven important touchstones as she lives with dementia.

My aunt, who has advanced Alzheimer’s dementia, no longer recognizes herself in the mirror and fights staff over washing her hair. Nothing about how she lived her life suggests to me that she would want to continue living in this manner.I would like to encourage residents of Illinois to consider…

Research links pollution to increased risk of dementia, even at levels below UK, US and EU air quality standards

The former Machester United defender was diagnosed with the condition two years ago

Women are more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD), with women making up two-thirds of the population living with AD. Read further on Dynamite Nes:

Man Utd icon Gordon McQueen was diagnosed with vascular dementia back in 2021 and daughter Hayley has now opened up on the tragic fight that they have had on their hands ever sense

The daughter of Gordon McQueen, 70, was hosting GMB today as she opened up on how the Scottish football legend's family are coping as he seems to be 'locked in himself' following his dementia diagnosis in 2021.

Chantel Chenault, a caseworker with Westchester County, New York, Adult Protective Services, has been indicted on charges of grand larceny and identity theft. She is accused of stealing more than $300,000 from a 95-year-old woman with dementia who was under her care. Prosecutors said Chenault transferred money from the victim's…

Playing music engages '"almost every part of the brain", experts say with the mental engagement helping to "ward off dementia".