Two widely touted Alzheimer’s drugs have been shown to enable patients to remain in their homes for longer periods of time. Those medications, however, are not without their risks and side effects.

Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the onset of dementia, but doesn't seem to stop it ...

In 2020 an incredible video went viral. It featured a former ballet dancer named Marta Cinta González Saldaña, suffering from ...

Friends or family members, including those who are caring for the person, can also be in denial and find a dementia diagnosis difficult to accept. It is not only people with dementia who may not ...

Older adults who engage in daily nut consumption have a significantly lower risk for death, dementia, and physical disability.

A new study finds that a combination of slower walking speed and memory decline may indicate a higher risk of dementia.

Q. I am 78 years old and occasionally forget the names of people I know. It happens most frequently when I am introduced to ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, which is a general term for the loss of memory and intellectual abilities. Alzheimer’s disease is fatal and there is no cure. It is a ...

The study published in NPJ Science of Food looked at the data of about 10,000 older Japanese people who were involved in an ongoing observational study on dementia. The participants had undergone ...

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 ...

James Joyce was born on February 2, 1882, in Rathgar in south Dublin. We take a look at some interesting facts about him and his writing. Joyce is known for such classics as "Dubliners," "A ...

Want to improve brain health? Studies show that older adults who engage in more social activities have a lower risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Attending church, parties ...