Daily shift-by-shift registrations in six Swedish nursing homes show dementia symptoms are widespread over time but ...

Dementia is not a single disease but a broad term for conditions that affect memory, thinking, and behavior. Alzheimer’s ...

Changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease can occur before noticeable problems with memory and thinking appear ...

Federal statistics show nursing homes still overuse medications to quell the behavioral problems that come with cognitive decline. Experts think there are better ways.

Reviewed by Anton Porsteinsson, MD, Director of the University of Rochester Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Research and Education Program (AD-CARE) in New York; and the first William B. and Sheila Konar, ...

Over 6 million Americans are impacted by Alzheimer's disease, and researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh are discovering how lifestyle habits can impact ...

Lewy body dementia is one of the most common forms of dementia, and many people who have Alzheimer's have it, too.

Reviewed by Anton Porsteinsson, MD, Director of the University of Rochester Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Research and Education Program (AD-CARE) in New York; and the first William B. and Sheila Konar, ...

Being able to communicate with the world around us is a basic human need. A challenge in the lives of persons with dementia is that they lose the ability to communicate in ways that are familiar to ...