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 ...

Dementia's notorious hallmark symptom is memory loss - but it might also present subtler early signs during regular ...

Dementia does more than rob people of their memories — research continues to show that this complicated condition is marked by a number of symptoms, especially at the onset. But they’re not ...

Dr. Will McEwan, co-leader of the studies, from the UK Dementia Research Institute at ... injected with a single dose of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's not unusual for Dutch patients with dementia to request euthanasia, but in the later stages of the disease they may be incapable of reconfirming their consent - one doctor is currently facing ...

A major new study suggests that one particular diet could make you far less likely to develop dementia. Sue Quinn speaks to the experts to find out how it works. Almost one million people in 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 ...

There is a relationship between a person having high cholesterol levels and going on to develop dementia. People with high cholesterol levels also often have other health conditions like high blood ...

More than 11 million adults in the United States are caring for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. In addition to memory loss, most people with dementia will ...