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11 December 2013Last updated at 17:27

Beat dementia pledgeG8 nations commit to developing a cure or treatment for dementia by 2025Elderly woman with dementia

Elderly women out walkingResearch hitlist

Five priorities which could transform treatment of dementia.

Care for dementia patientsWorld dementia cases 'set to treble'

The number of people living with dementia worldwide is set to treble by 2050, according to a new analysis.

One man's 'frustration' Tom Coppins had to sell his haulage business Tom Coppins Watch

'I cried and cried'How the illness impacts on livesTom Coppins Watch

Pratchett 'angry' Sir Terry Pratchett hits out over fundingSir Terry Pratchett Watch

Norway pioneers Care scheme keeps people in the communityDementia sufferer Sigwald Lindblom Tveit Watch

Scan of a brain of an Alzheimer's patient which shows significant signs of shrinking compared to a normal brain.Your stories

'I watched as the two most beautiful and strong women in my life were reduced to a mere shell'

Exercise 'is good dementia therapy'A simple approach to a complex illnesselderly exercise

'My mum had dementia at 29'Two generations diagnosed with the diseaseLouise and her grandmother, Julie