Music therapy helping Dementia patients
A study by Bupa suggests music therapy can help dementia patients to communicate and evoke memories.
Cambridgeshire software could help dementia diagnosis
A Cambridgeshire technology company has developed software which could drastically reduce the amount of time it takes to diagnose dementia.
Cambridge experts could reduce dementia diagnosis time
New technology part pioneered by Cambridge Cognition could make it quicker to diagnose dementia.
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Music therapy helping Dementia patients
A study by Bupa suggests music therapy can help dementia patients to communicate and evoke memories.
Read the full storyDoc warns dementia screening plan could be disaster
A doctor from the University of East Anglia in Norwich is warning plans to screen all elderly patients for dementia will be a disaster.
Dr Chris Fox says the money would be better spent on research and looking for a cure to help families living with the disease. Kate Prout reports
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Dementia concerns for East
It's thought as many as 50,000 people may be living with dementia in the East - but haven't been diagnosed.
The statistics obtained by the Alzheimer's Society found doctors in some areas are spotting only a third of cases.
It means patients are missing out on the vital support they need.
Alzheimer's Society recommends early diagnosis
30,000 living with dementia
Figures released today have revealed thirty thousand people in East Anglia are living with dementia - an increase of two thousand on last year.
It's thought as many as fifty thousand people may have the condition - but haven't been diagnosed. People who are worried about their memory should conact the Alzheimer's Society.
Cambridge company helps dementia diagnosis
A technology company in Cambridge has developed software which could cut the amount of time it takes to diagnose dementia.
The government is funding a pilot scheme - part of which involves asking people to complete a questionnaire using an iPad.
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Cambridgeshire software could help dementia diagnosis
by Luke Farrington
A Cambridgeshire technology company has developed software which could drastically reduce the amount of time it takes to diagnose dementia.
Read the full storyCambridge experts could reduce dementia diagnosis time
New technology part pioneered by Cambridge Cognition could make it quicker to diagnose dementia.
Read the full storyNew campaign to boost awareness of dementia
A new campaign has been launched today to try and increase early diagnosis rates for dementia.
Read the full storyHealth campaign to tackle dementia
Former England footballer Gordon Banks, Sir Michael Parkinson and broadcaster Fiona Phillips have relived their heartbreaking personal experiences with dementia to inspire the nation to reduce the stigma about the condition.
They're part of a Department of Health campaign to encouraging people who think they have any symptoms of the condition to seek medical advice.
The three-month project has been launched on World Alzheimer's Day.
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