All news on the topic: Dementia

Tony Christie and Sue Christie shared the early signs they spotted before the singer's dementia diagnosis on Wednesday's Loose Women

One-legged dementia sufferer Donald Burgess, 93, was found in his room at a care home holding a knife, with officers using pepper-spray, a baton and then a taser to disarm him

Snoring is incredibly common, and it's usually nothing to be worried about - but it could actually be raising your risk of Alzheimer's disease in later life, scientists have warned

Dementia can be a debilitating and devastating illness but too many people are quick to brush aside some concerning early signs of the degenerative brain condition

When it comes to the lyrics of Tony Christie’s charity song – “your heart is true, you’re a pal and a confidante” – they could have been written for Gez Ossai

Those who sleep six hours or less per night are at greater risk of dementia, while those who take sleeping pills nearly double their risk of getting the disease

Those who take short, regular naps during the day were said to show less brain shrinkage, which is a sign of ageing, and had brains which were two to six-and-a-half years younger

People can reduce their chance of getting dementia by reducing the rate at which their brain shrinks by taking regular naps during the day, according to new research

Bruce Willis has been praised and showered in love by his wife Emma Heming Willis and his ex Demi Moore, as the two women gush over the actor on Father's Day

The survey findings come after Bruce Willis' daughter admitted the entire family ignored the actor's symptoms, assuming that he simply had hearing damage from Die Hard

Louise Cunningham, of St Helens, Liverpool, was caught on a secret camera helping herself to pills and money while attending the home of Willie Wilkinson, who suffers with dementia, on July 4, 2022

Tony Christie, 80, met with the winner of the Mirror's carer competition at a recording studio as he prepares to release new charity single

As football counts the cost of another life probably cut short by the concussive effects of heading a ball, let's not forget a towering defender who was king of the skies on both sides of the Pennines

Although the exact connection between this common disorder and dementia is unclear, one leading expert has described treating it as 'critical' to fighting off the brain destroying disease

Sky Sports News broadcaster Hayley McQueen took to Instagram to pay tribute to her father, legendary Man United and Leeds star Gordon, after his death at the age of 70

Patients with depression, sleep apnoea and vitamin deficiency are just some of the disorders known as 'dementia mimickers' with many of the symptoms easily treatable by doctors

Beverley raced to help her mum, 85-year-old retired cook Lucille Downer, as the vicious and crazed dogs attacked her as she sat in her own back garden in Rowley Regis, West Midlands

Academics at the University of Cambridge repurposed an HIV drug to help restore the brain's autophagy capability, which stops destructive proteins that destroy brain cells from building up

Depression, sleep apnea and vitamin deficiency are just some of the disorders known as 'dementia mimickers' - illnesses that have symptoms very similar to dementia's

Charlie Lawson, who played opposite Julie as Jim McDonald in the ITV soap, said he has the 'greatest memories' following the former Rovers Return barmaid's diagnosis

Bruce Willis once described being able to devote himself to his kids as being 'very fulfilling' and now his five daughters are helping him with his heartbreaking dementia struggles

Actress Julie Goodyear, best known for her role as no-nonsense barmaid Bet Lynch on Coronation Street, has been diagnosed with dementia her 'heartbroken' husband has revealed

The new Alzheimers drug is the first preventative treatment for the disease - previous medications have only tackled symptoms of dementia, and has been hailed as ground-breaking

More than one in 10 adults in the US over the age of 65 is said to have dementia, known to be a devastating illness. Here are the most common signs people should be looking out for

Over one in 10 adults in the US over the age of 65 have dementia. Although most patients have Alzheimer's there are other less common types including Frontotemporal dementia which Hollywood star Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with