Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) was the victim of an apparent home scam, after a group ...

More than 7 million Americans aged 65 and older have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. Yet average wait times for a dementia diagnosis range from 12 months to nearly four years.

Rising diagnoses of young onset dementia highlight the need for early recognition and timely evaluation of a condition that disrupts patients’ careers, families, and financial stability.

Neuroscientists at King's College London have pinpointed a mechanism behind the increased neural connectivity observed in the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Published in Translational ...

Neuroscientists at King's College London have pinpointed a mechanism behind the increased neural connectivity observed in the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Published in Translational ...

Frontotemporal dementia is a brain disease that affects the parts of your brain responsible for behavior, speech and memory. “Frontotemporal” stems from the names frontal and temporal lobes, which are ...

People with dementia have distinct brain wave patterns. Researchers are investigating how EEG tests could identify people in the earliest stages of the disease when treatments are mostly likely to ...

Early signs of dementia can resemble normal cognitive changes due to aging. But timely diagnosis can help people get the treatment and support they need. A new research analysis shows it takes an ...

A Place for Mom reports in-home dementia care costs start at $34/hour, with monthly averages between $2,145 and $24,000, increasing as care needs grow.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) was the victim of an apparent home scam, after a group posing as HVAC workers allegedly charged her more than $4,000 for services that were never performed — an ...

A loved one undergoing massive shifts in personality or speech can be challenging to work with. You might be wondering if it’s already a symptom of an underlying disease. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) ...