A major campaign is being launched today demanding more investment in research into dementia.
Some 850,000 people in the UK live with the illness, including around 70,000 in Yorkshire.
But the condition is expected to take a far greater toll in years to come as the population ages, putting an increasing burden both on carers and the NHS.
In a survey today, the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK found nearly half of over-55s believed dementia was the biggest medical challenge facing the UK.
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