Glenn Beck, a so-called US “conservative” produced quite an uproar Monday evening, admitting on his self-run television program that he has been suffering from a progressively debilitating, and almost certainly terminal, brain and neurological disease for the last several years. According to Beck, the symptoms of his condition include crippling nerve pain, a loss of cognitive abilities and memory,... 

Cases of dementia are anticipated to rise significantly in the coming decades due to improvements in life expectancy and medical care in poorer countries, warns the World Health Organisation (WHO). In 2010, approximately 35.6 million people were living with dementia, a figure expected to double to 65.7 million by 2030 and triple to 115.4 million by 2050, according to the United Nations health agency...