Dementia is marked by a severe decline in cognitive functions, such as thinking, reasoning, and remembering, to the extent that it interferes with the person's daily life. Dementia typically affects ...

“It’s a common notion that only people with memory problems can be diagnosed with dementia, but behavioral changes or ...

Are you tossing and turning at night or noticing a loved one acting strange once the sun goes down? Doctors are finding that ...

A lot of people tend to ignore the early signs of dementia. However, early diagnosis is key in preventing the disease from worsening matters. To know what some of the symptoms are, read on.

Dementia doesn't just erode memory -- it also changes behavior and mental health. A study shows the brain's salience network and tau protein may be involved. When most people think of dementia, ...

Alzheimer's Research UK has released figures suggesting that as many as one in three young people living in the UK today could develop dementia during their lifetime. However, Dr Sten Ekberg, a health ...

In my last post, I examined what the ABC approach is and how to evaluate the antecedents and consequences that may be influencing or causing unwanted behaviors in dementia. In this post, I will review ...

In this image displaying a “standard brain” (created by averaging brain scans from hundreds of participants not involved in this study), purple spheres show the locations in the brain linked by what ...