One in three will develop dementia, research claims

According to a story on Time’s website, study used the records of approximately 1,400 people who’d taken regular cognitive tests for 14 years; 142 of them developed Alzheimer’s.

Alzheimer’s disease is an illness that affects more and more people over the years.

Memory Walk was held throughout the country over the weekend in support of Alzheimer’s awareness and in Wanganui about 140 people turned up to walk from Taupo Quay to the Dublin Street Bridge and back.

Dr. Matthew Norton, head of policy for Alzheimer’s Research United Kingdom , gave a statement stressing the implications of the discovery.

TV agony aunt Denise Robertson said she has been filled with optimism that a dementia cure can be found after formally opening an “uplifting” charity fundraising event.

Norton described the disorder as “our greatest medical challenge” and urged investment in research to find new treatments and possible preventions. The report estimated 32 percent of, or one in three people born in the U.K.in 2015 will develop dementia, This means 27 percent of males and 37 percent of females from this population will develop the condition.

As people live longer than ever before, the numbers with dementia will rise.

Dementia refers to a set of chronic mental symptoms that affect memory, reasoning, thinking and the ability to perform tasks.

The school has incorporated dementia learning into their curriculum, developed The Living Room to hold a weekly activity session for people living with dementia, and have promoted the importance of intergenerational learning to both Northumbria and Newcastle Universities.

According to earlier research from the same team the development of a drug that could delay the onset of dementia by five years would cut the number of cases by a third.

The 30-year-old, who lives near Faringdon, said: “Despite all of his awesome television and film achievements, I’m most proud of his achievements in raising awareness of dementia and the work of Alzheimer’s Society, and I am determined to continue his legacy”.

Almost £50,000 to build on promising findings from a previous Alzheimer’s Research UK-funded project highlighting the role of brain support cells in the disease. There is now no treatment available for dementia.