The effects of dementia can be devastating for both individuals with the disease and their family members. However, detecting ...

Doctors and aging experts say early intervention is key. When dementia is diagnosed early on, there are more treatment and ...

A new study suggests that people who develop dementia tend to have lower body weight and smaller waist sizes years before ...

A new study has found that a warning sign of dementia may appear in your sleep, with nightmares becoming more prevalent years ...

WashU Medicine-led trial evaluating investigational drug from Eli Lilly and Company aims to stop disease before symptoms arise Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ...

It’s a slow and painful goodbye for patients and loved ones — but some are determined to fight back. At the University of ...

When people think about cognitive decline, they often imagine the obvious symptoms: forgetfulness, confusion, or difficulty ...

Adults in their 70s with dementia experienced faster weight loss in the decade before diagnosis than their cognitively ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be hard to diagnose, because it is an uncommon type of dementia and does not cause memory problems at first. However, there are some ways to diagnose FTD including ...

There can be specific reasons for this, including: Young-onset dementia is relatively rare and health professionals may not have much experience of associating the symptoms in a younger person. Early ...

It's important to prioritise your health at every stage of your life but over 50s have a few extra things they should keep an ...

On a Tuesday edition of FOX45 Morning News, Shannon Lilly spoke with Catherine Addy, a Coppin State University student and intern with the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Maryland, about a new ...