“It is the only mental health disorder, besides dementia, that increases in prevalence and severity with age,” Ayers said. As ...

The scientists hypothesize that long-term use of these anti-inflammatories may clean out the accumulation of plaques that remain a hallmark of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. However ...

Mar. 12, 2025 — As many as half of nursing home residents are cognitively impaired and may be unable to communicate symptoms such as pain or anxiety to those caring for them. Therefore ...

We are often asked about the genetics of dementia – whether diseases like Alzheimer’s can be inherited, or passed down through families. Most cases of dementia are not directly caused by genes. The ...

The causes of dementia that affect people under the age of 65 include: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of young onset dementia, accounting for around one in three of all young onset ...

Discover our latest podcast Diagnosed with dementia yet insisting she is perfectly fine, placed under conservatorship—like Brittney Spears—but fighting to reclaim control, her story is as dramatic as ...