51 h. ago Women are more likely to suffer dementia than men because they lose brain grey matter as they go through the menopause, study suggests

Experts from the University of Cambridge studied 124,780 women to examine the effects of the menopause on the brain and whether HRT plays a role in preventing cognitive decline.

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3 w. ago UK's youngest dementia sufferer, 24, could no longer speak or eat before tragic death

Andre Yarham, from Dereham in Norfolk, sadly died just after Christmas Day as details of his battle with frontotemporal dementia due to a protein mutation have been shared

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3 w. ago Family of Britain's youngest dementia sufferer, 24, make selfless gesture after death

Britain's 'youngest dementia sufferer' Andre Yarham, 24, died over Christmas after a two-year struggle with FTD - his mum has revealed an extraordinary gesture she hopes will help fight the disease

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3 w. ago Britain's youngest dementia sufferer dies at the age of just 24

Andre Yarham was part of the 0.1 per cent of the UK population to receive a form of dementia diagnosis under the age of 65

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3 w. ago Dementia sufferer, 24, dies over Christmas as his family leaves his brain to science in the hope of finding a cure

Andre Yarham died just two years after the diagnosis, when a consultant said he already had 'the brain of a 70-year-old'. His mother, Sam Fairbairn, 49, said: 'It's the cruellest disease.'

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3 w. ago UK's youngest dementia sufferer, 24, dies after 'cruel' illness gave him 70

Andre Yarham, from Dereham in Norfolk, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia due to a protein mutation a month before his 23rd birthday and has now died aged 24

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