A tool that was once used to examine the intensity and frequency of pain in dementia patients following their death has been revamped.

The University of Illinois Chicago carried out the research, causing scientists to put out a warning regarding the herpes ...

A new study established a link between these common mouth bacteria and an increased dementia risk. Here's what to know about ...

A therapeutic program brings humans and horses together.

Expanding the Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Registry will help identify which communities are most affected and ensure that resources are directed where they are needed most. Enhancing ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, affecting millions of people worldwide. It causes memory loss ...

A person's 'bioenergetic age' -- or how youthfully their cells generate energy -- might be a key indicator of whether they're at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, new research shows. The study ...

Their clinical AD data analysis began with a GWAS on a clinical AD cohort in which nearly half of participants had non-European ancestry, the dataset from the National Institute on Aging Genetics of ...

What’s important is to continue the person, connecting with him or her and providing the best quality of life.

Approximately one quarter of hospital beds in acute wards—wards for patients who need close care for a sudden or severe ...

My husband of 20 years is elderly and has dementia. It is almost inevitable that he will end up in an assisted-living ...