About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool ...

This massive dataset allowed researchers to track medication use and dementia diagnoses with unprecedented detail. Diuretics, drugs for hypertension, medications for high cholesterol, and blood ...

Supporting loved ones with dementia ... helps patients connect with their identity and brings comfort through familiar memories. Create detailed medication schedules and systems for tracking ...

Reflecting on his experience taking a customized cruise for dementia patients and their families ... which also may contain tracking devices if wandering is an issue. “We strongly encourage ...

In September, Lyle and Geraldine “Jerry” Isenor watched the harvest supermoon sink behind the rooftops of Sandnes, Norway, ...

Paranoia is a common symptom of dementia, and it’s one of the hardest to deal with. Though there isn’t a definitive stage of ...

Researchers believe this symptom could be picked up by earpiece microphones, making sure the effected person is diagnosed ...

Feeling sleepy and less enthusiastic during the day may indicate a higher risk of developing a syndrome that often leads to dementia, a new study has found.

One of the best ways to support people ... the experience of the person with dementia. A recent case involving an aged care nurse mistreating a dementia patient's therapy doll highlights the ...

The way people living with dementia experience the world can change as the disease progresses. Their sense of reality or place in time can become distorted, which can cause agitation and distress. One ...