HOUSTON: Dementia from Parkinson’s disease was taking its toll on Joan Jewell.

She could still respond to music, if a helper wheeled her to the Sunday concert at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston, but she spent most of her time in bed. Sometimes she Read More »

PHILADELPHIA: Katherine Vero from Newcastle says her elderly mum Jo used to love to go shopping, but after she developed dementia, she says the weekly shop became ‘increasingly difficult and stressful’ for both of them.

‘But I didn’t want her to stop going out and Read More »

HOUSTON: A test for early-stage Parkinson’s disease could help medics diagnose the disease earlier, improving treatment for sufferers.

Trials on a small group of people have revealed a molecule linked to the brain condition can be detected in samples of spinal fluid.

The test, which Read More »

LOS ANGELES: A man suffering from a rare form of dementia has been banned from a string of supermarkets, his local leisure centre and library.

Laurie Butcher, of Lucastes Avenue, Haywards Heath, has frontotemporal dementia which has caused a fundamental personality change.

And this week his Read More »