Estrogen exerts neuroprotective effects on the brain, and the reduction in endogenous estrogen after menopause increases women’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), cerebrovascular disease, or both.

In the early 2000s I was called into a meeting at work that lasted two hours but changed my professional perspective on dementia care. At that meeting, our speaker was Naomi Feil. Mrs. Feil introduced ...

A major review of prior research has found no evidence that menopause hormone therapy either increases or decreases dementia risk in postmenopausal women, in a new study led by University College ...

Menopausal hormone therapy was linked with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, even in women who received treatment at age 55 or younger, a large observational study in Denmark suggested. Women ages 50 ...

Share on Pinterest New research indicates that talk therapy can significantly reduce depression and anxiety among people living with dementia. Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images Dementia is a leading cause of ...

Women are at much greater risk of dementia than men—as many as two thirds of people in the US with Alzheimer’s disease are women—and likely for a mix of reasons that experts are still parsing out. One ...

Discover how music therapy redefines dementia care by unlocking emotions, reducing distress, and building meaningful connections in institutional settings. Analysis: How and why music therapy reduces ...

Nearly a decade ago, when Angie Filipiak was working as a nursing manager in Fenton, Missouri, she had a patient with dementia who was agitated and kept trying to get out of bed. Concerned with how to ...

Nikki-Anne Wilson is affiliated with the University of New South Wales and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). She is also currently a contributor to the Ageing Advisory Committee facilitated by ...

Aging is a natural part of life, and for many, that journey includes dementia. As cognitive abilities shift, what remains most valuable is the present moment. However, a moment only holds true meaning ...