When dementia is diagnosed early on, there are more treatment and management options.Dr. Sudha Seshadri — the founding director of the Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases institute at UT Health ...

A new study suggests that people who develop dementia tend to have lower body weight and smaller waist sizes years before ...

The survey findings come as a leading geriatric medicine specialist revealed the four factors that could help ward off dementia, which affects people’s cognitive function. Dementia is an umbrella term ...

When people think about cognitive decline, they often imagine the obvious symptoms: forgetfulness, confusion, or difficulty ...

Nothing arouses the ire of nursing home consumer advocates like the term antipsychotics. A class of medications that was ...

Doug Whitney was supposed to develop Alzheimer's by 50. Now scientists are trying to understand why his brain remains healthy ...

Adults in their 70s with dementia experienced faster weight loss in the decade before diagnosis than their cognitively ...

In Missouri, 122,300 people age 65 and older live with Alzheimer's Disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association.

On a biological level, ageing is the result of the build-up of cellular and molecular damage in the body over time. The ...

Younger people with dementia experience a range of challenges, which are often different to those that older people face. Younger people are less likely to experience memory loss as one of their early ...

Younger people with dementia may find they are offered services that are designed for older people and so aren’t able to give the support they need. There are some services specifically for younger ...

The Friendship Center provides a welcoming space where seniors can engage, thrive, and find community, while offering essential support to their families and caregivers ...