We asked Dr. Joanne Pike, CEO of the Alzheimer's Association to help explain the challenges and hopes when it comes to this debilitating disease.

There is this emotional distress that you go through," she said. Given the challenging situation, it is also important for people around a dementia patient to take care of their own mental and ...

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An 80-something patient came in for an annual visit recently and was worried that recent memory lapses might be symptoms of ...

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The project estimates that that at least 4.3 million people 55 or older who have cognitive impairment or dementia live alone ...

Believe it or nut, middle-aged and older adults who eat nuts ever day can significantly lower their risk of dementia, a new study has found.

Six years after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, 90-year-old Zelik Bocknek (Zel) refuses to slow down — and he believes his active lifestyle is key to keeping his symptoms at bay.