Poor dental health and gum disease may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests.

Drugs used to treat high blood pressure could slow the rate of cognitive decline in dementia patients, research suggests.

More than a third of patients had to wait more than six weeks to access memory tests after being referred by a GP

Figure now 670,000 with credit given to better early life education and improved heart care - but rise in obesity could send figure up again

Pilot scheme in Scotland sees specially-trained pet partners helping care for the elderly

Love has been compared to many things but rarely, I suspect, to a catflap. More precisely, believes the author A L Kennedy, “a catdoor in your soul”: it allows your beloved pet to come in, but also allows it to go out again and abandon you – “and you get foxes and badgers and burglars …”.

International researchers find electronic therapeutic companions made mid to-late-stage sufferers of the degenerative condition experience lower levels anxiety, aggression and loneliness

Tender and moving, this novel about the loss of memory also reaffirms the value of the storyteller

This rich collage of characters and events adds up to a devastating picture of a country in crisis

French study finds higher incidence in elderly people who have had operations

83-year-old travelled to Swiss clinic with family

David Cameron plans to use Britain’s presidency of the G8 leading industrialised nations to spearhead a new international drive to boost dementia research.

Whether it's pedalling through Dorset or from John O'Groats to Land's End, we look at the best ways to raise money and keep fit

Veteran actor Arnold Peters, who was known for his role as Jack Woolley in The Archers for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 87.