While dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are terms that are often used interchangeably, they don’t mean the same thing. Understanding the difference isn’t just helpful for clarity, it’s essential for ...

Dementia is a group of brain disorders that cause a decline in cognitive functions like memory and thinking. While some cognitive decline is a natural part of aging, dementia is an extreme version ...

If you are like a lot of people, you might be anxious about the risk of getting dementia as you age. The lifetime risk of ...

Here's how your social life could affect your dementia risk.

New research from Case Western Reserve University was recently heralded as a big step forward in the fight to not only slow but reverse the effects of ...

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

A new resource is helping people with dementia speak to their doctors and health care professionals about their medicines with more confidence.

Frontotemporal dementia is a rare type of the illness that leads to problems with mental abilities caused by gradual changes and damage in the brain, states the NHS. It affects the front and sides of ...

Medicare offers help for caregivers of dementia patients but getting the word out has not been easy. People who work in ...