Daniel Radcliffe reveals the Harry Potter moment he ‘suddenly realised’ Michael Gambon was struggling with his memory Harry Potter star’s new biography confirms that he was diagnosed with dementia The Independent UK · 12h ago
HHS Drops Expired 2025 Alzheimer's Treatment Goal in New Dementia Plan Focused on Prevention and Early Detection HHS unveiled a new Alzheimer's and dementia plan in Fort Lauderdale focused on prevention and early detection. Here is what is promised and proven. Medical Daily · 17h ago
Asthma deaths reach decade-high levels and number of Australians dying of dementia grows Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, new data reveals The Guardian - AU · 22h ago
Dementia deaths mark grim milestone in latest figures For the first time, dementia has accounted for more than one in 10 deaths of Australians after becoming the country's biggest killer in 2024. AAP · Oct 27
Canada Wants To Let Dementia Patients Consent to Euthanasia in Advance Loss of decision-making capacity shouldn't override someone's competently formed end-of-life plans. Reason · Oct 27
One Cat Learned to Pick the Odd Object Out, a Mental Skill Earlier Feline Studies Struggled to Show A single cat learned to pick the odd object out and applied the rule to new items, a case report says, and a 2026 follow-up extends it to smells. Medical Daily · Oct 26
On dementia, we need to tell it how it is Letter: David Lee responds to a letter questioning the use of language about people with dementia The Guardian - UK · Oct 25
Call to do more about increase in young dementia cases With the number of Australians living with young-onset dementia on the rise, health authorities are calling for more financial and community support. AAP · Oct 24
Richard Hammond shares his early-onset dementia fears after 'worrying' symptoms The Grand Tour star, 56, admitted he is ‘scared to death’ about having a brain scan Evening Standard · Oct 23
Emma Cline is known for her troubled young women. In Switzy, she inhabits a man with dementia Emma Cline is best known as the author of novels about troubled young women. The Girls, her debut, inhabited a follower of a Charles Manson figure, who opted out of the murders at the last minute. Her second, The Guest, followed a callow beauty who’d attached herself to a wealthy… The Conversation · Oct 23
Dehydration, UTIs and cognitive health: Getting enough to drink is complicated for people with brain disorders For older adults with dementia or Parkinson’s disease, staying hydrated can be more complicated than simply drinking more water. The Conversation · Oct 22
New clinical trial backed by Andy Burnham could speed up Alzheimer’s treatments The Prime Minister’s father Roy died with Alzheimer’s disease in September. Evening Standard · Oct 22
ADHD and diabetes drugs to be tested in pioneering Alzheimer’s study Prime Minister Andy Burnham, whose father Roy died with the condition in September, said he was proud to back the initiative The Independent UK · Oct 21
Late Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen Is First Known NASCAR Driver Diagnosed With CTE, Found at Stage 3 Fred Lorenzen is the first NASCAR driver known to have been diagnosed with CTE, found at stage 3 after death. What the finding shows and what it cannot prove. Medical Daily · Oct 21
The Independent UK · Oct 21 Trump’s Oval Office outburst has social media questioning his mental state: ‘A fairly textbook dementia symptom’ Trump directed his outburst at The Independent's White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg
The Independent UK · Oct 20 Care home placed in special measures after dementia patients left at risk of malnourishment The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said Yarborough House in Grimsby was not meeting the basic needs of residents
Euronews · Oct 20 Could your neighbourhood impact your dementia risk? Study says yes People living in areas surrounded by greenery may have a lower risk of dementia, according to a new study.
The Independent UK · Oct 19 Is your daily nap a sign of something more dire? About a third of Americans take a daily nap
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19 Funding social care is a collective responsibility Letters: Roger Steer says the solution is to adopt the NHS model, Janet Dubé suggests an audit, while Sally Byers says language that respects people living with dementia is crucial
The Conversation · Oct 19 What medical students learn from talking to care home residents I was very nervous at the start of the placement because I have always struggled with starting conversations. The idea of speaking with someone much older than me and focusing on non-medical topics felt quite daunting. I was worried I wouldn’t know what to say or how to keep the…
Medical Daily · Oct 16 Global Dementia Model Projects 24.7 Million New Cases a Year by 2050, with Higher Rates Among Women A JAMA Neurology study projects 24.7 million new dementia cases a year by 2050. What the model shows and what it means for U.S. caregivers.
The Independent UK · Oct 16 The eye condition that may signal dementia years before memory begins to fail Researchers find retinopathy can’t simply coexist with cognitive decline but must precede it
Medical Daily · Oct 15 Women with PCOS May Face Higher Dementia Risk Through Insulin Resistance, but Direct Evidence Remains Limited A new review suggests PCOS, now called PMOS, may raise dementia risk via insulin resistance. It is a hypothesis, not new data. What women should know.
Medical Daily · Oct 14 His Schizophrenia Treatment Never Worked, and a Brain Scan Revealed a Rare Dementia That Began at 32 A man treated for schizophrenia actually had frontotemporal dementia that began at 32, a case showing how brain disease can mimic mental illness.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 In Liverpool I saw the tough choices Louise Casey faces on social care – starting with who will pay? Preparing her first report on England’s social care system, the peer says ‘everything is on the table’. This should include older people’s wealth, rather than taxes on younger workers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee