A common worry for people who have recently been diagnosed with dementia is that they will lose the essence of who they are. That is, they fear that the dementia will change who they fundamentally are as a person. This worry is perfectly understandable, however one...

BPSD stands for Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, and it can be one of the more challenging aspects of the condition, particularly for those caring for loved ones with dementia. It can be hard to come to terms with your loved one’s behavioural...

Health conditions experienced in addition to an existing one, in this case dementia, are called comorbidities. It is estimated that 91.8% of people living with dementia have at least one other condition. The most common comorbidity to dementia is hypertension,...

Why do people with dementia often lose their appetite? This is a common side effect that comes with dementia, and it can be due to a number of reasons, such as physical difficulty with swallowing or chewing, depression, pain, tiredness, or reduced physical activity,...

One thing that you will often hear about dementia is that it is a degenerative illness. In simple terms, this means that dementia continues to worsen with time. While this sounds scary, there are many ways of slowing down this process, meaning that a person living...

Current status Since dementia does not have one individual cause, it follows suit that there would not be one individual ‘cure’. As it stands, although research is progressing every day, there is no cure for dementia; rather there are medications that alleviate...