Dementia is a syndrome that involves severe loss of cognitive abilities as a result of disease or injury. Dementia caused by traumatic brain injury is often static, whereas dementia caused by ...

Medicare covers some of the costs of dementia care, such as inpatient stays, home healthcare, and some diagnostic tests. Medicare Special Needs Plans and Medigap may work with Medicaid to help as ...

Vascular dementia is the second most common cause of dementia in older people. Dementia is a group of conditions that affects brain functions such as thinking, memory, and reasoning. Vascular ...

Motoric cognitive risk syndrome, or MCR, is marked by slow walking speed and complaints of memory problems among older people who don’t already have dementia or a mobility disability.

Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical companies, and is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact ...

The word 'dementia' describes a set of symptoms that over time can affect memory, problem-solving, language and behaviour. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. Dementia is a group ...

You can watch a seven-minute free excerpt of Paramount‘s new horror flick Smile 2 online — but the grin you’ll need to plaster on your face is not included. That’s right: The studio has ...

A simple snack might help you stave off dementia, new research suggests. Dementia affects more than 5 million Americans over the age of 65, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Now, new research finds there’s another potential health issue to add to the list: Dementia. And unfortunately, the link is even stronger for women. But what’s behind this association and what ...