As well as more common forms of the disease, excessive drinking can also cause a type of dementia called Wernicke-Korsakoff ...

Prognostically, a substance-induced dementia may also have a better outcome compared to other types of dementia, as once the instigating factor is gone, the cognition often improves. Jenny Rogers ...

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 ...

Sleepiness During the Day May Be Tied to Pre-Dementia Syndrome Nov. 6, 2024 — Older people who are sleepy during the day or lack enthusiasm for activities due to sleep issues may be more likely ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alzheimer's disease damages the brain before any symptoms begin to appear, new research suggests. This is part of a new two-step model of Alzheimer's progression, which features an early "silent ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Moderate to high alcohol consumption is one of the risk factors for development of dementia prior to age 65. Acute and chronic opioid use is associated with neuropsychological deficits in ...