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Alzheimer's: brain cell showing signs of disease (Photo: Science Photo Library)

Targeting brain protein could halt progression of Alzheimer's

A protein that stimulates the brain to wake up could hold the key to preventative Alzheimer's treatm...

Practices will be given additional funds to identify more dementia cases (Photo: Paul Starr)

GPs offered £5m to spearhead dementia diagnosis drive

Practices will be offered a share of £5m of additional funding to increase the numbers of patients d...

Memory problems could lead to dementia years in the future (Photo: iStock)

Memory slips predict dementia '12 years ahead'

Memory slips could predict that a person will develop dementia 12 years before they actually do, US ...

The guide aims to help GPs with little experience of dementia (Photo: Paul Starr)

GPs handed 'dementia diagnosis guide' in NHS England detection drive

GPs in England will be offered a 'dementia toolkit' encouraging them to diagnose more patients with ...

Recorded dementia diagnoses soared following QOF measures (Photo: Paul Starr)

Recorded dementia cases rise 62% in seven years

The number of people with a recorded diagnosis of dementia has risen 62% in the seven years since QO...

The JBS3 risk tool for heart disease may help predict risk of dementia in later life

Lifetime heart risk tool 'will predict dementia'

A new tool to predict lifetime cardiovascular disease risk is set to be adapted to estimate the risk...

Exercise could help people with dementia live independently for longer (Photo: iStock)

Exercise for dementia patients boosts cognition

Exercise may improve cognitive function in people with dementia and help them live independently for...

Dementia: map highlights variation in care

Dementia map highlights diagnosis variation

Health ministers have published a map of dementia diagnosis rates in a bid to name and shame underpe...

GPSIs should lead on dementia diagnosis, according to England's dementia tsar (Photo: Paul Starr)

Dementia tsar calls for GP-led diagnosis

Patients with suspected dementia should be formally diagnosed by GPs in general practice as well as ...

High levels of glucose in the blood may lead to microvascular damage in the brain

High blood sugar levels are risk factor for dementia

High blood sugar levels are a risk factor for dementia even among people without diabetes, US resear...

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