Dementia is the umbrella term for all kinds of conditions associated with memory loss of which Alzheimer’s disease is the ...

Neurologist Dona Murphey, the founder of website PrognosUs, hopes her platform can give caregivers a place to find support in ...

Mary Wilson was rapidly deteriorating with Alzheimer’s when she received a medically assisted death in 2017. Mary Wilson was ...

A compassionate, multidisciplinary approach can help manage one of the most complex challenges nursing homes and other long-term care providers face.

Dementia and Alzheimer's are common conditions affecting over 6 million Americans of all ages. These brain diseases are degenerative and currently have no cure.

Angela Fairhurst of Los Angeles faced a significant communication barrier that made her job much more difficult. Her mother, ...

Braisted said unfortunately wandering is a risk for every person living with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Study compared baseline sleep data with MRI scans taken years later Having more 'poor sleep characteristics' linked to dementia development ... Daytime sleepiness Patients who reported two or ...

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 ...

The study did not establish a broader link between walking speed and the risk of dementia. It found that those who slowed down but did not already show signs of cognitive decline had a similar ...

A recent study has indicated that in older adults, slower walking pace could serve as an early indicator of dementia. The research conducted ... 05 meters per second in walking speed, exhibited the ...

Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia ... with dementia. Falls are the leading cause of injury for adults 65 years and older. Among the patients who experienced ...