Early detection of Alzheimer's disease has come a step closer thanks to a new measurement method developed by chemists at ...

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

Sadly, Prunella had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013. In his memoir Pru And Me: A Love Story, Prunella’s husband ...

The report focused on the ways in which caregivers benefit from calling helpline support, and it was published by the ...

Individuals diagnosed with cancer appear less likely to later receive a dementia diagnosis, possibly due to biological mechanisms.

But the app is judged against subjective reports of pain. It might be useful for assessing the pain of people who can’t ...

In nursing homes, neonatal units, and ICU wards, researchers are racing to turn pain into something a camera or sensor can ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! When Chris Campbell meets families seeking home care services for a loved one with ...

Monotonic increase in dementia risk with greater alcohol consumption seen in Mendelian randomization genetic analysis. HealthDay News — Alcohol use is associated with increased dementia risk, ...

Pain is hard to measure. One person’s “ouch” is another’s agony. Now, scientists say they’ve found a better way of assessing pain: putting a price on it. By translating pain into dollars, they’ve ...

Living with a sense of purpose may not just enrich life, it could also guard against dementia. A UC Davis study tracking over 13,000 adults for up to 15 years found that people with higher purpose ...

New evidence from large-scale genetic and cohort studies reveals that alcohol increases dementia risk across the dose range, overturning the myth of “safe” moderate drinking. Study: Alcohol use and ...