In the UK, people living with certain types of dementia, can be prescribed treatments to help manage their symptoms. These are known as symptomatic treatments. They include donepezil (part of a family ...

The project estimates 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 such as ...

As has proven to be the case with antibiotics, relying on only one vector of attack can quickly kill off all viruses that are susceptible, leaving those that are resistant behind to flourish.

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 ...

The hope is that earlier intervention could stave off dementia before it disrupts people’s lives. “It’s a really exciting development that we have blood tests for Alzheimer’s,” says ...

Validation therapy is an approach to communicating with someone who has dementia that focuses on empathy, listening, and trying to find the hidden need that’s influencing the person’s statement and ...

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 ...

Up to 80% of people with Lewy body dementia experience visual hallucinations. These hallucinations are often recurrent and very detailed. Hallucinations of adults, children, or animals are common.

Please check what your organisation's identity and brand compliance. Consider involving people with dementia in developing your documents. We identified these tips from desktop research, our survey of ...

Philip Armstrong, chief scientist at the Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said while his state hasn't seen any cases, the regional ...

In this new research, the research team led by Prof. Liu designed a novel shRNA targeting lipin1 mRNA and encapsulated it in an AAV vector for delivery to neurons, which can reduce lipin1 level by ...