A new artificial intelligence-powered tool aims to detect signs of dementia, Alzheimer’s and other memory disorders by analyzing a person’s speech and language patterns. The system is called CognoSpeak. Researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. developed it. In early
An elderly woman was knocked to the ground and mauled by a dog in a vicious attack in New Zealand. Animal lover Leng Mui, 83, was on her way to a park to feed the ducks when the beast leapt out at
United Nations judges have declared an 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to continue standing trial because he has dementia and said they would establish a procedure to go on hearing evidence without the possibility of convicting him. The majority decision published Wednesday
A blood test may help identify individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s before they show any signs of the disease, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine. The blood test looks at the activity of star-shaped brain cells in
Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has been diagnosed with dementia, the family announced this week. At 95 years old, Carter is part of a cohort known as the “oldest old” — one in which rates of dementia are
Alyssa Nash, shown here with her family, inherited the gene mutation for FTD, a rare form of early-onset dementia. Click the link below to learn more about her story. (Kathie Blake Photography/Alyssa Nash) ‘I HAVE A FUTURE’ – Alyssa Nash, 27, faces
An Australian great-grandmother, 95, that was tasered by a police officer has died. According to the Daily Telegraph, Clare Nowland, died in Cooma hospital on Wednesday night surrounded by her family. The officer, Senior Constable Kristian White, discharged the taser at the
A mother was left horrified when she discovered her daughter didn’t have Long Covid, but had dementia instead. Rebecca Robertson, 50, from Texas, USA, was shocked to discover her teenage daughter, Gianna Cabo, now 20, had the incurable degenerative disease. Ms Robertson
Alyssa Nash, 27, of Northern Iowa, is a healthy, energetic young woman with a bright smile and a deep love for her family. She enjoys ceramics, painting and working as a receptionist at a local hospital. But underneath her happy exterior, Nash
Police shocked a 95-year-old woman with a stun gun as she approached them using a walker and carrying a steak knife in an Australian nursing home, sending her to the hospital in critical condition after her head hit the floor. The extraordinary