People who exercise throughout their lives have a better chance of avoiding dementia - even if they show signs of diseases like Alzheimer's, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

The study, posted online in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, shows that frequent social activity may help to prevent or delay dementia in old age. This study is ...

Today the dementia diagnosis rate target (that 66.7% of people living with dementia in England should have a diagnosis) has been removed from the NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2025-6. Fiona ...

The charity Dementia UK estimates there are more than 70,800 people under the age of 65 living with young onset disease, a rise of 69 per cent since 2014. A more recent report last year in The ...

Young onset dementia accounts for approximately 7.5% of all dementia cases in the UK. According to Dementia UK, around 70,800 people across the country are living with young onset dementia.

Amid its wooden shelves of clothing, accessories and tchotchkes, the sales clerks were, like Ms. Dolan, staff members trained to interact effectively with residents with dementia. “Great choice ...

Jan. 29, 2025 — Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is stable, regardless of the actual cholesterol level ...

According to Alzheimer’s Research UK, which funded the study alongside the the Medical Research Council, some 982,000 people are estimated to be living with dementia in the UK. This figure is ...

Older people whose cholesterol levels change over time may be 60% more likely to develop dementia than those whose cholesterol is stable, a study suggests. Researchers tracked almost 10,000 people ...

Currently, more than a third of people with dementia still lack a formal diagnosis, charities say. In the UK, diagnosing dementia typically involves mental ability tests, brain scans, or invasive ...

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Professor Fiona Carragher, Chief Policy and Research Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, said: “Around one million people in the UK are living with dementia, but a third of these have not received a ...