Heartbreaking Alzheimer’s Society advert receives hundreds of complaints Viewers complained that the ads were excessively distressing, offensive and irresponsible The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024
Soaring costs of dementia care demand urgent action City Voices: Dementia research still receives less funding than many other conditions Evening Standard · May 24, 2024
Should You Be Able To Take an Alzheimer's Test at Home? Plus, an AI-generated version of the same article Reason · May 23, 2024
Cost of dementia to UK could almost double to £91bn by 2040, study finds ‘Colossal’ costs of disease include health and social care as well as societal costs such as legal fees and lost economic consumption The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024
Thousands to be offered blood tests for dementia in UK trial More than 50 clinics will offer tests to about 5,000 people who are worried about their memory in five-year trial The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024
Will this brutally honest look at dementia finally get us talking or will we turn away? The latest advert by the Alzheimer’s Society is shocking, but it tells the harsh reality about the disease that is the leading cause of death in Britain The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024
Dementia is not a living death – I’m very much alive Letter: Willy Gilder thinks the latest Alzheimer’s Society ad campaign is a mistake and would like to see it withdrawn The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
The early Alzheimer’s warning signs you need to know Experts talk through the lesser-known symptoms of the condition The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Simple blood tests for dementia to be trialled in NHS £5m project launched with aim of having reliable tests within five years to provide quick diagnosis The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
Alzheimer’s breakthrough as blood tests could be offered on NHS Dementia affects around 900,000 people in the UK and experts predict that will rise to 1.4 million people by 2040 The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s could be offered on NHS within five years – experts Less than two-thirds of people in England with dementia have a formal diagnosis. The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Vicky McClure serenaded by Our Dementia Choir at wedding to Jonathan Owen The Line Of Duty actress and film director announced their engagement in 2017. The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023
Is Alzheimer's disease hereditary? What are your chances of getting Alzheimer's disease if your parents had it There are certain gene changes that can increase your likelihood of getting the disease Wales Online · Jul 5, 2023
Dementia early warning signs that are often missed or brushed off as 'old age' It's a devastating condition, but many people with dementia don't always pick up on the early warning symptoms. Daily Record · Jun 27, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023 Line Of Duty’s Vicky McClure made MBE for charity and TV work The actress was recognised for services to drama and to charity.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023 Wembley introduces dementia-friendly measures as part of stadium scheme Stewards will be trained on dementia awareness, the website overhauled and the chaperone service expanded
Chronicle Live · Jun 4, 2023 Death notices and funeral announcements in The Chronicle Newcastle from May 26 to June 1 A selection of tributes to people from around the North East who have passed away in the past few weeks
Wales Online · May 19, 2023 The latest death notices in Swansea as families remember loved ones Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones
Daily Record · May 17, 2023 10 dementia 'red flag' warning signs that are confused as 'normal' in older people Dementia is a disease and signs can appear years before a diagnosis - and are often seen as normal signs of old age.
Chronicle Live · May 16, 2023 'I can get on with my life': Stanley pensioner with dementia talks about how being diagnosed early is crucial Ada Bingham has spoken about how crucial an early dementia diagnosis can be.
The Independent UK · May 15, 2023 Quarter of people with dementia symptoms delay seeing doctor It comes after a breakthrough in recent weeks in which new drugs lecanemab and donanemab may work better in people who are diagnosed earlier
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023 A third of Britons wait ‘more than a month’ to discuss dementia concerns Alzheimer’s Society says fear and confusion delays discussion for 33% of those who think they or a loved one may have dementia
Belfast Live · May 14, 2023 Warning over 'potentially devastating' impact of failing to face dementia head on The study to mark Dementia Action Week found people often suffer in silence or confuse early symptoms with old age.
The Independent UK · May 14, 2023 One in three people who notice dementia symptoms ‘keep it to themselves’ Around a quarter of people polled waited more than six months before they spoke to a medical professional.
Daily Mirror · May 14, 2023 Tories are 'failing' dementia sufferers with broken promises, charity boss says Ahead of Dementia Action Week, the boss of Alzheimer’s Disease International said former prime ministers David Cameron and Boris Johnson have failed patients