dementia

A new study, controlled for age, has found that dementia patients are at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and, when they do, are at higher risk of hospitalization and ...

The Tasmanian government has apologised to the family of a dementia patient reportedly found with maggot-infested wounds while ...

Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa, California, began accepting COVID-19 patients with dementia Dec. 28, as Orange County ...

Alzheimer’s disease continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States, with 1 in 3 ...

Researchers at the University of New South Wales believe they are one step closer to a tool capable ...

By Christmas, people who have tested negative for the CCP virus will be allowed to visit their friends ...

Renowned political correspondent and columnist Alan Ramsey has died, aged 82. Ramsey is most remembered for his insightful ...

Omega-3 fatty acids are known to be good for heart health, but did you know that in high ...

Deaths from dementia during the summer of 2020 were nearly 20 percent higher than the number of dementia-related deaths during ...

Every seven seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with dementia. A typical case that I often see in ...

Thirty years ago dementia was less understood and assumed to be a normal part of aging. A condition ...

Dementia is a scary condition. The leading type of dementia, Alzheimer’s, afflicts more than 5 million Americans over ...

A leading group of medical experts last month declined to endorse cognitive screening for older adults, fueling a ...

Back when I was in acupuncture school, we would see an uptick of chiropractic students in the teaching ...

Do I know I’m at risk for developing dementia? You bet. My father died of Alzheimer’s disease at ...

Jean Makesh, the CEO of three nursing homes for people with dementia, has a novel approach to helping ...

There are more than 50 million people around the world with dementia, and this number is expected to ...

Keeping your mind engaged is often suggested as a way to stave off dementia, and something as simple ...

Having less muscle and more body fat may affect how flexible our thinking becomes as we get older, ...

Family caregivers and people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease are at risk for increased stress during the holidays—but ...

For the first time in human history, older people outnumber younger people. This has created unique health challenges. ...

"I don't really understand why that picture would [get] so much attention," Stan Feener, 59, said of a ...

When Leonard and Shirley Matties, both 91, celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary, their mutual love was plain to ...

According to the World Health Organization, around 50 million people worldwide suffer from dementia, with Alzheimer’s predominantly being ...

Symptoms of aggression and agitation in dementia patients may respond better to non-drug therapies such as massage, touch ...