Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be hard to diagnose, because it is an uncommon type of dementia and does not cause memory problems at first. However, there are some ways to diagnose FTD including ...

Getting an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia is important. However, for younger people it can often take much longer. There can be specific reasons for this, including: Young-onset dementia is ...

Dementia in older adults is most often caused by neurodegeneration, but the diagnosis of dementia in younger adults can be challenging given the relative diversity of potential etiologies.

Pauline Quirke’s dementia is ‘gathering pace’ after she revealed her diagnosis publicly earlier this year (Picture: Steve Meddle/Rex Features) A close friend of Pauline Quirke has revealed ...

To our knowledge, this is the first study that describes the feasibility and utility of dementia screening and diagnosis program in a racially diverse and low-income primary care setting.

A simple blood test that could revolutionise dementia diagnosis has started trials in NHS clinics. The study of more than 3,000 patients will verify a diagnostic test suitable for routine use that ...

Peter Alexander was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 49 Dementia was not something Peter Alexander expected to be diagnosed with in his late 40s. It meant leaving his job and adapting to a ...

A number of blood tests have shown promise in research studies but aren’t routinely used in diagnosing dementia. The Real Word Dementia Outcomes (READ-OUT) study will investigate blood tests that have ...

A clinical trial has shown an online lifestyle intervention program can improve cognition in older adults, which researchers say could be used to reduce the number of people with dementia.

"Diagnosing autism can be challenging, especially when children have overlapping traits with other conditions like ADHD. If the condition is misdiagnosed, it can impact support and resources for ...

A woman has expressed her anger after being diagnosed with cervical cancer more than two years after her smear test result was incorrectly recorded as normal. Amie Wood, 39, from Bewdley ...