Helen Cumpstey was diagnosed around 2012 with Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), after years of not knowing. Her husband Ray ...

Alzheimer’s Society is calling on the Government to make dementia a priority and urgently fix diagnosis as just 1.4% of ...

Jackie was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in October 2023, at the age of 54. It took four years to get a ...

Sir Tony Robinson's experience of dementia Sir Tony Robinson's experience of dementia was recorded to launch in time for Dementia Action Week. Tony and Fiona discussed the history of Alzheimer’s from ...

This year our Dementia Action Week campaign (13 - 19 May 2024) brings the UK together to take action on improving dementia diagnosis rates. Diagnosis is vital to give people access to the care, ...

Exposure to a high level of air pollution increases a person’s risk of developing dementia. This includes very small particles from traffic fumes and from burning wood in a fireplace. It is not ...

There is an increasing amount of research into the link between certain infections and dementia, including herpes, pneumonia, syphilis, Lyme disease and gum disease. Research shows that dementia is ...

There is strong evidence to show that smoking increases a person’s risk of developing dementia. Smoking increases the risk of vascular problems (problems with the heart and blood vessels). These ...

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