Often people with dementia have good and bad days but also good and bad times during a given day – and often they may display more symptoms and anxiety as the light starts to fade, becoming confused, agitated, restless or showing repetitive behaviours.
A Scottish man is being tested for Ebola after returning from west Africa but health officials said it was “very unlikely” he would have the virus.
A simple breath test could help predict whether people with gut problems are at high risk of developing stomach cancer, an early study shows.
Just 8p in every £10 spent looking after dementia patients goes on research into the causes, shocking figures reveal.
Patients could be made to show their passports when they use hospital care in England under new rules introduced by the Department of Health.
Immediate action must be taken by the next government to increase the number of NHS nurses, a report has warned.
For many, retirement signals the start of relaxing days filled with gardening and good books but one 70-year-old Doncaster daredevil has other ideas.
Dogs have been found to have 98% reliability rate in sniffing out prostate cancer in men, according to newly-published research.
Plucking hairs in a precise pattern can make even more pop up in their place, a US study suggests.
Being overweight cuts the risk of dementia, according to the largest and most precise investigation into the relationship.
