News archive

This page will hopefully keep you up to date with the latest news regarding all things Dementia oriented.  They will appear in date order with the newest items first.

Dementia: New Alzheimer's drug 'could slow rate at which disease progresses'  Scientists believe they could be on the cusp of a breakthrough, after a drugs company said it had the first treatment of its kind for Alzheimer's.  Read more...

Why should I stop working just because I have dementia?  It's not unusual for people of working age to be diagnosed with dementia.  Many are perfectly capable of carrying on for years - but employers often don't realise it.  Read more... - BBC

Telephone package for Dementia sufferers.  Simply Telecommunications Ltd has introduced a phone package that stops people with dementia from inadvertently running up huge phone bills by dialling wrong numbers.  Particularly premium rate numbers.  Read more...

Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure. - BBC

Thousands of young dementia sufferers 'undiagnosed'. - BBC

How virtual reality is helping people with dementia. - BBC

New type of dementia identified. - BBC

'There was no hope': Treatable disease often mistaken for Alzheimer's. - BBC

Dementia app aims to spark chats about the disease. - BBC

Automated NHS system wrongly fines dementia sufferers seeking dental treatment. - BBC

JMS Contractors dig deep for Rotary Club's Admiral Nurses project.

Dementia rates 'higher near busy roads'. - BBC

Dementia now leading cause of death. - BBC

One-third of British people born in 2015 'will develop dementia'. - The Guardian

Early signs that drug 'may delay Alzheimer's decline'. - BBC