This is a prescription for disaster. While all medications carry potential side effects, certain types have been shown to ...

Despite longstanding guidelines, many dementia patients are still prescribed brain-altering medications that can raise the ...

New study reveals around a quarter of dementia patients are prescribed risky drugs despite safety warnings - Roughly 25 ...

This could be a hard pill to swallow. Now, a board-certified anesthesiologist in Los Angeles is revealing five daily medications that may also increase your likelihood of developing dementia, a group ...

European researchers trace a path that shows how high blood pressure caused by excess weight could be the link to certain ...

Many seniors with dementia are being put at risk by brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion and hospitalization ...

For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

About 25% of Medicare beneficiaries with dementia were prescribed high-risk central nervous system (CNS) – active medications associated with falls, confusion and hospitalizations between 2013 and ...

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

Psychotropic medications commonly used to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with increased risk for dementia in older veterans, new research shows. "Patients diagnosed with ...