Our population is ageing and rates of dementia are rising - it’s now our fastest growing health condition and research has shown we are more scared of a diagnosis of dementia than we are of cancer.
In this programme Dr Claire Taylor, meets patients living with dementia and scientists and experts working in the field. She puts herself through innovative tests in order to find out how to spot the earliest signs, discovers different types of dementia, investigates cutting edge treatments and finds out what you can do to prevent diseases that cause dementia from developing.