Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when she came to the door. They’d ... cognitive impairment or dementia live alone in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’d put the keys in the wrong place, that kind of thing.” In 2021, at the age of 60, he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. It had been a struggle to get from a suspicion ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News)—The Banner Alzheimer’s Institute hosted a senior health resource fair on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to ...

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 ...

Personally, I would say it does,” said Dr. Weidman, a neurologist affiliated with the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix. Lilly issued a statement saying that it gave participants the ...

They found that the hippocampus in bilinguals with Alzheimer's disease was noticeably larger than those who were monolingual when matched for age, education, cognitive function and memory ...

It’s estimated that at least 4.3 million people 55 or older in the United States with cognitive impairment or dementia live alone ... when she came to the door. They’d forgotten the ...

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 ...