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 ...

Prioritizing nonpharmacologic strategies, enhancing staff training, and distinguishing Delirium Superimposed on Dementia (DSD) are vital to improving outcomes for hospitalized patients with Alzheimer ...

At a recent party, another guest, a nurse, asked what I do for a living. I explained that as a health policy researcher, my ...

A new study finds that obesity and high blood pressure may directly cause dementia, not just increase the risk.

Despite warnings, potentially inappropriate CNS-active medications are commonly prescribed to older adults — especially those with cognitive impairment — highlighting missed opportunities for safer ...

Megan Kempf and her husband Kyle are seeking treatment for their two children, who've been diagnosed with a terminal genetic ...

Proposed Operation Warp Speed for Alzheimer’s: an acceleration fund to fast-track cures and slash trillion-dollar costs.

A situation with an Ilwaco man is demonstrating societal shortcomings after the City of Ilwaco had to seize his business due ...

Following the hard-won success of early anti-amyloid drugs, a new generation of Alzheimer’s modalities—from tau-targeting ...

By Athena VlachouDrugs used to treat metabolic disorders, such as Type 2 diabetes, alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice, a study led by the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics ...

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

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat menopause symptoms does not increase dementia risk, according to a new study.