For Paul, a finance administrator, things came to a head when his report mistakenly included £7,000,000 of costs rather than £700,000. Fearing accusations of fraud, Paul disclosed his recent dementia diagnosis to his boss.

Obesity and diabetes, more common in recent decades, could lead to more dementia, but much touted new drugs that reduce them could blunt that trend — if people can get them.

The benefits of weight training are many: it promotes gains in strength and muscle mass, reduces body fat, and contributes to well-being and mental health.

GPs can more accurately identify older people’s frailty and intervene earlier as a result of NIHR-funded research led by the University of Leeds.

Falls among older people with dementia were tied to their care partners’ emotional, physical and economic well-being, but the associations differed based on whether the people lived with their care partner,

Researchers at Stanford University found evidence that suggests the shingles vaccine lowers the risk of developing dementia. Evidence from the study suggested the vaccine cut the risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20%. The research observed people who received a first-generation vaccine called Zostavax.

It’s been shown that reactivation of the chickenpox virus can lead to the accumulation of aberrant proteins associated with Alzheimer’s.

With new dementia cases expected to double in the United States by 2060, the therapy could be a difference maker. But additional studies are needed.

Older adults who were vaccinated against shingles were 20% less likely to develop dementia over the next seven years compared with people who didn’t receive the shot, a study shows. The report was published Wednesday in Nature.