‘We can defeat dementia in a generation’

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Around 90,000 people are living with dementia in Scotland – and about 144,000 people care for them.

Natalie asks neuroscientist Professor Tara Spires-Jones, author of a new book called Fighting for our Minds, how close we are to defeating the disease.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk