When granny starts telling dirty jokes: These are the early signs of dementia

Forgetting a name or where the car keys are is often described as "it must be dementia," and that is how most people perceive the neurodegenerative process, but as a psychiatrist, I know the secret. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental …

Scientists issue warning of link between hearing loss and onset of dementia

Anyone who is struggling to hear everyday conversations or dialogue on TV shows should immediately take a hearing test, a leading audiologist has warned. Kevin Munro, Professor of Audiology at Manchester University, says hearing loss is as important as any …

Nationwide Wrexham branch to host free face-to-face dementia clinics

Wrexham.com > News Posted: Sun 20th Apr 2025 A building society in Wrexham city centre will host a series of free sessions aimed at tackling tough conversations around dementia. Dementia specialist Admiral Nurses will host clinics at Nationwide branches …

Simple habit when leaving home could boost brain health and slash dementia risk

A neurologist has shared a straightforward exercise to enhance your brain health that you can do each time you step out the door, and it might even reduce your risk of dementia. While we can't change certain risk factors for dementia like age, genetics …

Neurologist shares simple way to boost brain health and cut dementia risk when leaving home

A neurologist has revealed a simple exercise you can try every time you leave home to boost your brain health. According to the expert, this habit has the potential to even lower your risk of dementia. While some risk factors for dementia are beyond our …

Alastair Stewart: Dementia can make socialising a challenge, but I am truly blessed with the love I receive

Neither Sally nor I particularly like big parties. With dementia, I find them particularly difficult; my spatial awareness is poor, as is my hearing. To us both, the ideal form of socialising is meals with a limited number of friends. One can talk to …

Police rescue man, 78, with dementia hanging from window by forming human pyramid

CANTON, Mich. (WXYZ) - The quick thinking of police officers saved the life of a 78-year-old man with dementia after he fell from a second-story window and was left hanging by his foot. Police body cameras captured a daring rescue after a 78-year-old man …

Bombay high court appoints daughter as legal guardian of mother with dementia under parens patriae doctrine

The Bombay High Court, invoking 'parens patriae', appointed a daughter as the legal guardian of her 78-year-old mother diagnosed with severe dementia. The decision, based on a medical board's report and with no objections from the son, empowers …

Plans approved for 66-bed care home with dementia provision

South Norfolk Council has approved plans for a 66-bedroom, two-storey residential care home on land south of London Road in Wymondham. The application, first submitted in 2021 by LNT Care Developments, is part of the larger William's Park development. …

78-year-old man with dementia falls out window, left hanging by his foot