dementia

English FA medicine chief says new guidelines will reduce unnecessary heading of the ball

England World Cup hero reflects on ‘unbelievably brutal’ year after deaths of Nobby Stiles and Jack Charlton

New research shows that one in four Covid-19 victims in England and Wales had dementia

Dementia patients ‘twice as likely’ to suffer severe coronavirus symptoms

FA says decision follows study into link between football and brain disease

New book details the president’s bizarre obsession with the short-legged omnivore

New research reveals desperate families seeking affordable care overseas for relatives with the disease

Study shows former players have greatly increased risk of serious brain disease

Healthy lifestyle may cut risk regardless of genes, finds new study

New study finds just one in three adults in UK know the disease may be preventable

Scan shows whether the brain's blood vessels are protecting it from the strong pulse of the heart

Antony Jennings told police he had wanted to kill dementia sufferer Ruby Wilson ‘for ages’, court hears

Researchers say people in highly polluted areas are up to 40% more likely to develop the disorder

But researchers warn that black people are much less likely to be formally diagnosed and receive support

Deteriorating health has left 80-year-old former Eastenders star in ‘continual confusion’

Taking medication for depression, Parkinson’s and incontinence may increase risk, study finds

What we can learn from diets in low dementia regions as far apart as Japan, Costa Rica and Italy

Development comes after scientists switch away from testing on mouse cells

15,000 former professional players will take part in the research

Singer and actor reveals genetic illness after forgetting lyrics while performing in California

Tiny tablet could cut the risk of heart attack, stroke and dementia

Major study finds people living close to heavy traffic are more likely to develop the disease

Dementia has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales

New antibody drug aducanumab could be prescribed as a preventative medicine in the future, say scientists

Actor's widow Susan Schneider Williams reveals that he was suffering from Lewy body dementia

Scientists have discovered signs that the number of people with diseases like Alzheimer's is stabilising

Certain over-the-counter anticholinergic drugs raise risk of developing dementia, finds new study

Scientists develop new test that can predict onset of Alzheimer's with 87% accuracy

New Longitude Prize aims to beat dementia, paralysis, climate change or global food shortages