Can dementia cause aggressive behaviour? As a person’s dementia progresses, they may sometimes behave in ways that are physically or verbally aggressive. This can be very distressing for the person ...

As a person’s dementia progresses, they may begin to behave in ways that other people find difficult to understand. This can be one of the most difficult aspects of living with dementia, both for the ...

Andre Yarham's frontotemporal dementia diagnosis at the age of 22 came after his family started noticing differences in his ...

Two practitioners, Walter Brennan and Alison Kingston Miles, advise on how social care professionals can handle challenging behaviour among people with dementia Not all people with dementia display ...

Low mood and depression can be an early warning sign of dementia but may also indicate seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a ...

Home care workers must stay calm, show understanding and record what they see when dealing with challenging behaviour on the part of a service user with dementia, says Jennifer Roberts of the United ...

Australian researchers say diagnostic guidelines for one of the most common forms of younger-onset dementia are overly restrictive and risk delaying access to treatment and clinical trials.

FORGETTING where you left your keys, struggling to recall names and dates… memory issues tend to be the most common signs of dementia. But evidence of the devastating brain disease can be found in ...

Andre Yarham passed away over Christmas after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. His family is now trying to ...

A peculiar behaviour involving the refrigerator could indicate a less recognised sign of dementia, experts have warned. Should a family member begin exhibiting this pattern, it may be necessary to ...

If your ageing parent is experiencing increasing forgetfulness, they may not necessarily have dementia, say experts. (Getty Images) It’s estimated that around 944,000 people in the UK are living with ...

What are some significant markers that indicate we’re growing older? Wrinkles on our skin? — Yes. A grey streak or two? — Yes. The body’s pace of bounding back after a trying episode? — Double yes.