Introducing life-like dolls into dementia care may offer more than comfort — it could help calm agitation and ease distress.

A large study shows risperidone raises stroke risk in patients with dementia, even those without cardiovascular disease — ...

Agitation is a neuropsychiatric symptom in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. The prevalence of this symptom is about 40%-65% ...

A doctor has shared the "earliest" sign of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, which he describes as a "clear and telling" ...

Medications commonly prescribed to ease dementia symptoms such as agitation, anxiety, and delirium — benzodiazepines and antipsychotics — may carry major unintended risks for people with dementia ...

The following column was originally published Oct. 28, 2023. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life ...

Spooky sights, scary sounds and costumed strangers are staples of Halloween, but these can create unique challenges for ...

Dr. Joel Salinas, founder and chief medical officer of Isaac Health, examines the growing dementia crisis as a looming ...

Past research has linked certain mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, to an increased risk for dementia. A new study has found that people who have multiple mental health ...