The foods we choose to eat may determine our risk of dementia, mounting evidence suggests. Latest work in Archives of Neurology shows sticking to a diet rich in nuts, fish and vegetables significantly cuts the chance of developing Alzheimer’s. A "Mediterranean diet"...

Ken Riddington was a gifted TV producer who won a raft of awards and nominations for his work on series like Tenko, House Of Cards and A Very Peculiar Practice. He loved TV, only retiring from his work at the BBC at the age of 75. But three years ago he started to suffer from severe dementia...

One in three people are uncomfortable around people with dementia, a government survey has found. Launching a campaign to raise awareness of living with dementia, care services minister Phil Hope said people with the condition were often stigmatised. As part of the project, people with...

By Jane ElliottHealth reporter, BBC News When Mark Priddy was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of just 36, he and his wife Dione decided to enjoy the time they had left. They renewed their wedding vows, took a holiday together and tried to make everything as normal as...

You cannot alter your age or the genes you are born with, but there are lifestyle changes you can adopt which may reduce your chance of developing dementia by as much as 20%. The BBC convened a panel of independent experts, chaired by the Alzheimer’s Society, which evaluated more than...