The current guidance, issued by the health service in March last year, calls for an increase of the dementia diagnosis rate to 66.7 per cent. This signals a serious deprioritisation of dementia and a ...

Intensive blood pressure control for adults with hypertension and high cardiovascular risk can reduce the risk of mild ...

There are two kinds of risk factors for dementia: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors are ones that cannot be changed or eliminated, like aging, family history and genetics.

As research continues, those involved say this would be a game changer, especially for patients with very limited options.