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Your Estate Plan Needs an Advance Directive for Dementia

Here are free tools to add an advance directive for dementia to your estate plan. These directives detail your preferred medical care for each stage of dementia.

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Six crucial facts about Alzheimer’s and why there’s new hope for treatments

There was an 11% increase in Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials scheduled for 2025

The Independent UK

The surprising new effect scientists hope weight loss drugs will have on dementia

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6 things you need to know about Alzheimer’s – as drug trials bring new hope

The new review of Alzheimer’s disease in clinical trials in 2025 found 182 clinical trials assessing the impact of 138 drugs.

Evening Standard

Weight-loss drugs among breakthrough trials offering ‘hope’ for dementia prevention

One clinical trial is assessing whether semaglutide, used in weight loss drugs, could slow the progression of dementia

The Independent UK

‘Hope on the horizon’ as drugs assessed for Alzheimer’s prevention

There has been an 11% increase in the number of clinical trials assessing potential treatments.

Evening Standard

Meet the MIND diet: With some claiming it can keep your brain strong

Researchers say people of any age can benefit from adhering to the diet plan

The Independent UK

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Younger generations less likely to have dementia, study suggests

Researchers say people born more recently, particularly women, have lower risk at same age as their grandparents

The Guardian - UK

This common over-the-counter drug could be linked to dementia

Antihistamines used to aid sleep and relieve nasty allergy symptoms may come with an unexpected health toll

The Independent UK

Voices: Dear Vix: Are these worrying symptoms a sign of dementia?

DEAR VIX: The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is on holiday. This week, agony uncle Tom is standing in with a special edition for Dementia Awareness Week. Keep emailing dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships and she’ll be back on 5 June

The Independent UK

‘No plan, no hope, just shock’: Bruce Willis’ wife opens up about when they first learnt of his rare form of dementia

Emma Heming Willis wants to give people a "roadmap" on how to deal with dementia.

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Chronic stress contributes to cognitive decline and dementia risk – 2 healthy-aging experts explain what you can do about it

The probability of any American having dementia in their lifetime may be far greater than previously thought. For instance, a 2025 study that tracked a large sample of American adults across more than three decades found that their average likelihood of developing dementia between ages 55 to 95 was 42%,…

The Conversation

The TGA has approved donanemab for Alzheimer’s disease. How does this drug work and who will be able to access it?

This week, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved a drug called donanemab for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Conversation

Dementia specialist shares ‘dread’ for future after parents and grandmother all suffer from illness

Helen McDavitt, 52, dedicated herself to dementia care after her grandmother and father both died from the disease

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Evening Standard

Alzheimer's and cold sores: Are they linked?

Could cold sores be linked to an increased risk of developing dementia? Could cold sore treatment be used to treat Alzheimer’s?

The Guardian - AU

Australia approves new drug to treat early Alzheimer’s disease

Kisunla is first new treatment registered by TGA in 25 years but could cost patients more than $80,000 and less than one in five will be eligible

Evening Standard

Treating cold sores with anti-virals ‘may slash risk of developing Alzheimer’s’

A study found that people who had suffered the herpes virus had an 80% increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Evening Standard

The top tips for preventing dementia

These top tips could help you stay healthy for longer

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World Health Assembly: Pandemic treaty and budget cuts to top agenda at major annual WHO meeting

The annual meeting sets priorities for the next year in global health leadership.

The Independent UK

Dementia in middle-aged people is hard to recognize. Researchers found a clue that may help

New research has found what could be the first marker for the most common form of dementia

The Independent UK

What you should be doing from childhood to prevent dementia

ANALYSIS: Scott Chiesa, Francesca Farina and Laura Booi investigate the roots of dementia, and how people can take preventative measures earlier in life

Evening Standard

The Crown actor Josh O’Connor ‘in awe’ of uncle living with early Alzheimer’s

Bernard Bunting is aiming to raise £1m to to support a new Rare Dementia Support Centre in London.

The Conversation

The roots of dementia can start in childhood – prevention should be a lifelong goal

More than 60 million people are estimated to be living with dementia, resulting in over 1.5 million deaths a year and an annual cost to the global healthcare economy of around US $1.3 trillion (almost £1 trillion).

The Conversation

Should AD stand for Alzheimer’s disease, or for Auguste Deter, the patient whose case was first described?

Auguste Deter was born 175 years ago on May 16, 1850. Though the story of her life is not widely known, it should be. Through her suffering and dignity, Deter puts a much-needed human face on the tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), one of the most important medical problems currently…

The Conversation

Forget chatbots: research suggests reading can help combat loneliness and boost the brain

Loneliness has become such a widespread problem that Silicon Valley billionaires are now highlighting it to market AI companions, with Mark Zuckerberg recently stating “the average American has fewer than three friends”.

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