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Eric Harrison, former Manchester United coach, who supported the likes of David Beckham, has died. He was living with dementia, after being diagnosed four years ago.

People who have chronic inflammation in middle-age may develop problems with thinking and memory in the decades leading up to old age, according to a new study published in the online journal Neurology.

Alzheimer’s Society and Sport England have joined forces to call on the sport and physical activity sector to commit to becoming dementia friendly and reduce the barriers that prevent many people affected by dementia from taking part in sport and physical activity.

England’s World Cup winning goalkeeper and Alzheimer's Society Ambassador Gordon Banks has died aged 81.

The Government has launched a recruitment campaign to try to plug a hole of 110,000 vacancies in the social care workforce.

A study published today in online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that regular aerobic exercise, such as walking, cycling or climbing stairs, may improve thinking skills not only in older people but in young people as well.