Navigating the final stages for a loved one with dementia can be an emotional and challenging experience. Recognizing the signs and knowing how to offer compassionate care can ease the journey for ...

Dementia is a group of diseases that involve having trouble with memory, thinking, reasoning and other brain functions. It is often associated with "neurodegeneration," meaning processes that destroy ...

Misplaced your keys again? Blanked on the name of your neighbor’s dog? Don’t panic: Occasional forgetfulness is a normal part of aging. But if you have a sneaking suspicion that your memory lapses ...

Readers offer contrasting views on a guest essay by Lynn Casteel Harper. To the Editor: Re “A Less Bleak Story About Dementia Is Emerging,” by Lynn Casteel Harper (Opinion guest essay, June 18): I was ...

New research suggests that the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated, and the burden on the United States population will grow substantially over the next few ...

Facing financial challenges with my advancing Alzheimer’s and cancer, I often repeat: “I have plenty of money; it’s just tied up in debt…” Humor is a coin of life—a currency needed in plodding through ...

Many of us do not have to look much farther than our family, circle of friends, or co-workers to know someone who has been touched by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or a neurological disorder ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Dementias, like Alzheimer's disease, are characterized by brain cells losing function and dying ...