Dementia

Meet the people with Alzheimer's and their families coming together in a dementia run club
Dementia

Meet the people with Alzheimer's and their families coming together in a dementia run club

Three people in Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Run Club share their stories – and how running has helped them
Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital
Professor Katie Lunnon
Dementia

Researchers are doing incredible work to find a cure for dementia – but more funding is vital

'If I were PM I'd make dementia research a priority'
Julie Hayden
Dementia

'If I were PM I'd make dementia research a priority'

Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
Music

Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’

David Baddiel: 'My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again'
Dementia

David Baddiel: 'My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: 'One hit could kill them'
Alix Popham tackles Argentina’s Juan Martin at an international in Cardiff, 2007. Image: Matt Dunham / AP Photo / Alamy
Contact sports

Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: 'One hit could kill them'

‘I was diagnosed with dementia almost a decade ago but life is for the living. You can’t hold back’ 
Olive Munro and her husband Ronnie. Image: Alzheimer's Research UK
Dementia

‘I was diagnosed with dementia almost a decade ago but life is for the living. You can’t hold back’ 

'I’ve been axe throwing and tractor riding since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's’ 
Ronnie Dean and her son Will
Alzheimer's

'I’ve been axe throwing and tractor riding since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's’ 

Meet the people raising awareness of dementia in the South Asian community
The Dementia Community Champions
Dementia

Meet the people raising awareness of dementia in the South Asian community

Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia live independently
Carole Greig tries the CrossSense glasses, which uses audio and text to help wearers with dementia
Technology

Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia live independently

Want to help the families of people with dementia? Here’s what to do
Alzheimer's patient Caroline and husband and carer John
Dementia

Want to help the families of people with dementia? Here’s what to do

Inside the Big Issue: I am Still Me
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: I am Still Me

Our dementia research is bringing new hope for a cure – and already changing lives
Larry Woelk, who has mild cognitive impairment, and wife Rita
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Our dementia research is bringing new hope for a cure – and already changing lives

Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system
Dr Jackie Gray
Jackie Gray

Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
Film

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act

This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: 'Music changes lives'
Two people dance in front of a small orchestra in a church
Dementia

This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: 'Music changes lives'

The Last Siren: This dementia-friendly night at the opera is making arts more inclusive
The audience at the dementia-friendly opera
Opera

The Last Siren: This dementia-friendly night at the opera is making arts more inclusive

John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?
Illustration of a boxing match
Books

John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?

Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport
illustration of a rugby ball
Books

Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport

Breaking the stigma of a dementia diagnosis
Health

Breaking the stigma of a dementia diagnosis

Tips and advice for anyone affected by dementia
An elderly woman tlaks with a younger woman on a park bench
Health

Tips and advice for anyone affected by dementia

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
What can I do to reduce my risk of dementia?
What can I do to reduce my risk of dementia? Image credit: Kamila Maciejewska / Unsplash
Health

What can I do to reduce my risk of dementia?