Corrie Sterling-Mundy regularly shares videos of herself on TikTok caring for her grandmother, who has dementia. One recent ...

Sleepiness During the Day May Be Tied to Pre-Dementia Syndrome Nov. 6, 2024 — Older people who are sleepy during the day or lack enthusiasm for activities due to sleep issues may be more likely ...

It’s estimated that at least 4.3 million people 55 or older in the United States with cognitive impairment or dementia live alone. Denise Baker, a former CIA analyst who lives alone in Asheville ...

Staying active after being diagnosed with dementia was linked with an approximately 30% lower risk of death, a new study finds. The report was published Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports ...

Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia in older adults. That’s according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open last month. "This study quantifies a ...

A runner who has traveled the world on a mission to combat dementia made his first-ever trip to Wisconsin, competing in the Madison Marathon on Sunday. Some people run to stay in shape, others to help ...

People living with dementia are less likely to be admitted to high-rated nursing homes compared to people who don’t have the disease, a new study finds. Researchers looked at admission to ...

During National Family Caregivers and National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness month in November, the Alzheimer’s Association Western Carolina Chapter wants to make sure dementia caregivers in western ...

That’s what he did in his new paper to test the emerging idea that dementia can be caused by the shingles virus. Social scientists have been using these methods for decades, but very few ...

More than 11 million adults in the United States are caring for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. In addition to memory loss, most people with dementia will ...

In turn, most of these infections associated with brain atrophy seem to be risk factors for dementia, according to the researchers’ analyses of the UK Biobank data of 495,896 subjects and a ...

Thirty-five professionals have gathered to gain a better understanding of how dementia impacts people, both professionally and personally. Regional law firm Gardner Leader, which has an office in ...