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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".

Former Newcastle United heroes like Nolberto Solano, Bob Moncur and Malcolm Macdonald have popped along to the memory café at St James' Park to support fans with Alzheimer's disease like Tom Trainer.

The Alzeimher Society of Ireland has released a new cost of living report, which shows that over half of family carers are struggling to make ends meet while they care for loved ones

A number of very famous players have gone public with their diagnoses amid legal action against rugby's governing bodies

‘Hormone therapy should be administered close to menopause onset, but not several years after’

The former Wales and British and Irish Lions star has joined the player lawsuit.

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Woman found exercise helped after being diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration, which affects movement by causing shaking, jerky spasms and difficulty controlling a limb

Kathleen Poole, 74, moved from Cheshire to Sweden 18 years ago to be close to her son and his family. She developed dementia 11 years ago and has been in a care home for 10 years

US researchers also find that starting HRT around the time of diagnosis may reduce risk