Dementia affects millions of people around the world - but it doesn’t affect everyone the same way. From the risk of developing the condition to how symptoms present and how people respond to treatment, …

Dementia can now be predicted up to five years before symptoms appear with a simple smell test, according to recent research.

A common hormone already produced by the body could halt early-stage Alzheimer’s. Leptin, released by fat cells and involved in appetite regulation, potentially reduces the effects of toxic brain proteins amyloid and tau. These …