This is the point when someone with dementia might suddenly become agitated or combative or begin “screaming and yelling out,” he said. As the disease progresses, people lose language skills ...

She then stops screaming – but only so she can try to bite them. My 18th-century cello and I are here at this dementia unit, housed within an assisted-living retirement facility, in my capacity ...

A support group for caregivers of dementia patients now meets at Care Corner Singapore's new Toa Payoh centre. Read more at ...

It’s estimated that at least 4.3 million people 55 or older in the United States with cognitive impairment or dementia live alone. Denise Baker, a former CIA analyst who lives alone in Asheville ...

Nov. 6, 2024 — Older people who are sleepy during the day or lack enthusiasm for activities due to sleep issues may be more likely to develop a syndrome that can lead to dementia, according to a new ...

Halloween can be especially challenging for people with dementia due to frightening decorations and trick-or-treaters.

Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia in older adults. That’s according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open last month. "This study quantifies a ...

That’s what he did in his new paper to test the emerging idea that dementia can be caused by the shingles virus. Social scientists have been using these methods for decades, but very few ...

Disorders that cause dementia damage the brain and body, eventually leading to the loss of crucial bodily functions or complications that can lead to death. The term “dementia” refers to the ...

In turn, most of these infections associated with brain atrophy seem to be risk factors for dementia, according to the researchers’ analyses of the UK Biobank data of 495,896 subjects and a ...

The project estimates that that at least 4.3 million people 55 or older who have cognitive impairment or dementia live alone in the United States. About half have trouble with daily activities ...

Dementia treatment is more than just medication. It can include lifestyle changes, multimodal therapy, and environmental management, as well. Your dementia treatment plan will depend on underlying ...