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Research suggests that regular use of certain types of commonly-prescribed drugs could significantly increase the risk of ...

Your risk of developing dementia may be more closely tied to your ZIP code than you think, according to a large-scale study of U.S. military veterans aged 65 and older.. Analyzing health data from ...

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Dementia: Sleep problems could 'double risk' of disease in later life. A new study, carried out by teams of scientists in Cardiff and the US, is one of the largest to date.

A UK initiative to tackle the "historically low" numbers of people taking part in dementia clinical trials has been launched with £20 million ($26 million) in funding from the government.

The UK government is providing £2 million ($2.6 million) in funding to allow digital assessment to be added to a highly-anticipated trial of blood tests for diagnosing dementia.

Speaking to HuffPost UK, Wheeler explains: “Around 1 in 3 people born today will develop dementia. It’s the UK’s biggest killer, but many people don’t understand why.