Dementia: How long can a sufferer expect to live with the condition?

Dementia signs and symptoms are more likely to appear later in life, when your risk of developing the condition increases. If you are a smoker, regularly consume too much alcohol, or have high blood pressure, you are also more likely to develop the condition. Dementia is already the UK’s biggest killer, with an estimated one […]

Dementia: How long can a sufferer expect to live with the condition?

DEMENTIA signs and symptoms include memory loss, confusion in conversations and losing interest in hobbies. There are several different types of the condition including dementia with lewy bodies and vascular dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of the disease. This is how long you could live if you have the condition, according to […]

Type 2 diabetes: Being an overweight sufferer could harm your BRAIN (and cause dementia)

It’s a lifelong condition which causes a person’s blood sugar to become too high, leading to a number of health problems, including an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. But now a study has discovered another side-effect of the condition, apparent in overweight and obese patients. The research published in the journal Diabetologia found […]

Reported Missing viewers in tears as dementia sufferer is FOUND after shock disappearance

At the beginning of the last instalment of the three-part series, police in Darlington were notified by a man that his father, Archie, was missing. Archie’s son, Peter, told officers that his mother, Pat, had died just three months before, which had left his father feeling bereft. After deploying a helicopter and officers on patrol […]

Arthritis symptoms: Sufferer swears by THIS to ease painful flare ups

When a joint develops osteoarthritis, some of the cartilage covering the ends of the bones gradually roughens and becomes thin, and the bone underneath thickens. According to Arthritis Research UK, over eight million people in the UK suffer from osteoarthritis – a condition perceived as only a disorder that affects the elderly. However, experts have […]

Emmerdale’s John Middleton reveals his pride at portraying dementia sufferer Ashley Thomas

The actor has starred as the vicar in the ITV soap for two decades and for the past two years, viewers have seen Ashley succumb to dementia. Despite the challenging role, the 63-year-old revealed portraying the character has made him “proud”. “People are stopping me in the streets saying thank you for doing this, and […]