The dementia diagnosis of Scotland legend Denis Law makes the front page of the Scottish Sun. The paper reports that the 81-year-old has Alzheimer's and vascular dementia and is the latest former ...

Dementia is an umbrella term for a collection of symptoms including memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. It is caused when different diseases damage the brain ...

The study found exercising throughout life was ‘associated with better cognitive functioning’ at the age of 70.

Alzheimer's and dementia now account for more than one in every 10 deaths in Scotland, double the rate of a decade ago. Data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed a 15.8% increase in ...

Scottish researchers are working on a new AI tool that could be used by high-street opticians to spot the early signs of dementia ... scans from opticians across Scotland - the largest data ...

Dr Tom Russ, director of the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, told the Daily Mirror: “There is more work to be done on any environmental factor that might be linked to dementia ...

Scotland and Wales during one week in March 1946. Some 468 people – aged 70 at the time – were included in the analysis. Dr Sarah-Naomi James, who is based at the UCL Dementia Research Centre ...