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This is how insomnia could be aging your brain

Some 12 percent of Americans live with the chronic condition

The Independent UK

Ten ways diabetes and dementia are linked

The link between diabetes and dementia is becoming increasingly clear. New research shows how blood sugar problems affect brain health and vice versa. Here are ten evidence-based insights into how the two conditions are related.

The Conversation

People with insomnia more likely to develop dementia later in life, study finds

People who reported getting less sleep than usual were more likely to have lower cognitive test scores

The Independent UK

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European Parliament calls for a strategy on Alzheimer's and dementia

The European Parliament has urged the European Commission to adopt a dedicated strategy to address Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, backed by clear financing and concrete timelines.

Euronews

For migrants, dementia can mean losing a language – and a whole world

You may have lived in Australia for most of your adult life, speaking English every day. But if you acquired the language later in life and then develop dementia – a brain condition that affects thinking, memory and everyday function – you may lose fluency and find the language you…

The Conversation

Dire dementia prognosis prompts political action demand

Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia, but advocates believe rising rates of the disease can be curbed if governments offer more support.

AAP

Whoopi Goldberg says Bruce Willis ‘guided’ her through fame as she praises Emma Heming

Heming Willis was promoting her new memoir on an episode of ‘The View’

The Independent UK

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'Something Felt Off': Bruce Willis's Wife Reveals She First Spotted Dementia Clues While He Filmed This Big-Budget Movie

Emma Heming Willis reveals she first spotted dementia clues in Bruce Willis during filming of 'Die Hard', mistaking them for hearing loss and miscommunication, years before his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.

International Business Times UK

Voices: My wife is changing, seemingly without reason – could it be dementia?

DEAR VIX: The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

The Independent UK

This simple blood test could revolutionise Alzheimer’s diagnosis, say UK researchers

The new blood test could make early, accurate diagnosis far more accessible and affordable, potentially speeding up treatment and support for thousands of families.

Euronews

Bruce Willis dementia update: Emma Heming Willis defends decision to move actor out of family home

Bruce Willis' wife has defended her decision to move the actor out of their family home following his dementia diagnosis.

The Independent UK

NHS to trial revolutionary blood test that could speed up Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Only two-thirds of people with dementia have a diagnosis, despite it being the leading cause of death in UK

The Independent UK

British patients trial major new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and linked to the build-up of two key proteins in the brain called amyloid and tau.

Evening Standard

Everything we learned about Bruce Willis’ struggle with dementia from his wife’s new memoir

Emma Heming Willis’s new book details her experience being her husband’s caregiver

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Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Opens Up About The ‘Debate’ Over Her Decision To Move Him Into A Care Facility Amid His Dementia Battle

The actor's wife is getting real.

The Independent UK

Eric Trump tosses out hilarious defense of Epstein birthday drawing: ‘My father does not sketch’

Eric Trump also compared the Epstein story to the ‘Russia hoax’ while fuming about the ‘level of dementia in the mainstream media.’

The Guardian - UK

Developer wants 63% of retirement flat sale price

My widowed sister-in-law has dementia and we need to sell to fund her care home, but the charges seem excessive

The Independent UK

Air pollution has been tied to Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what you need to know

‘Air pollution doesn’t just increase the risk of dementia — it actually makes Alzheimer’s disease worse,’ Dr. Edward Lee says

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Alzheimer’s disease: new three-minute test can spot memory issues – here’s how it works and what it can tell you

A new test could help to diagnose memory issues associated with Alzheimer’s disease in as little as three minutes. According to recently published findings the test, called the Fastball EEG test, may one day help doctors flag people who need further checks for Alzheimer’s disease without the need for unnecessary…

Evening Standard

Death of care home resident after third attack by fellow dementia patient was 'avoidable', says coroner

Neil Sweetmore, 86, had allegedly already been attacked twice by John Edgar before a third assault which led to his death

The Independent UK

New study finds air pollution could increase dementia risk

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Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis reveals the ‘really traumatic’ way they got actor’s dementia diagnosis

Bruce Willis’s family learned about his frontotemporal dementia in 2022

The Independent UK

The sleep system that may be lowering your risk of dementia

Researchers propose that a build-up of toxins due to lost sleep could increase someone’s risk of dementia

The Independent UK

Experts reveal air pollution is linked to devastating form of dementia

Researchers are calling for air pollution to be tackled in light of their findings

The Conversation

How ‘brain cleaning’ while we sleep may lower our risk of dementia

The brain has its own waste disposal system – known as the glymphatic system – that’s thought to be more active when we sleep.

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