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 ...

Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia in older adults ... placing items in cabinets that can be easily reached without a step stool, installing grab bars next ...

New details have emerged about how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain. Researchers led by the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and University of Washington Medicine have ...

Hallucinations are a fairly common symptom in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Treatment options like medications or therapy can help reduce their frequency and effect. Alzheimer’s ...

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 ...

That information remained secret. By Walt Bogdanich and Carson Kessler By 2021, nearly 2,000 volunteers had answered the call to test an experimental Alzheimer’s drug known as BAN2401.

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 ...

End of carousel The current research is a “leap beyond previous studies that had already associated infection with susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease” and provides a “useful dataset ...

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 ...

Nearly 7 million Americans 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's disease, which gradually destroys memory and thinking skills and the ability to perform daily tasks. LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS ...

Seniors with excessive daytime drowsiness and a lack of enthusiasm are three times more likely to develop the condition ...

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 ...