One in five people will develop dementia in their lifetime, but there are early signs that there could be a cure or treatment for the disease in the future.

Richard Oakley of the Alzheimer's Society spoke to Newsweek about why now is an "exciting time" in the battle against the ...

A massive genetic study found that naturally lower cholesterol is linked to a dramatically reduced risk of dementia. The ...

Reducing cholesterol levels might not just be good for your heart; they might also be effective at reducing your risk of ...

Regularly taking a common hay fever remedy could substantially increase your risk of developing the memory robbing condition dementia, a pharmacist has warned. The warning comes amid unusually high ...

Scientists hope to investigate whether common drugs could be used to help fight dementia after ibuprofen and some prescription antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines were associated with a reduced risk ...

Earlier this year, two new drugs that have been shown in global trials to slow early-stage Alzheimer's disease, donanemab and lecanemab, were rejected by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), ...

A new study led by the University of Bristol, involving more than one million participants, has found that having lower cholesterol levels may reduce the risk of developing dementia. The study, led by ...

Drugs, including antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations, and anti-inflammatory medications, are linked to a lower risk of dementia, found a new study. The corresponding findings were published in ...

Scientists think those cholesterol-lowering statins might be doing something else we didn't know about: protecting our brains ...

It’s eight o’clock on a Tuesday morning and I’m wobbling across my bedroom like a tentative toddler. The floor dips beneath ...

Families have been urged to take extra care of relatives living with dementia during Bonfire Night celebrations. Nurses from Guernsey's Health and Social Care department who specialise in dementia ...