The International Caregivers Association is launching a training program to bring a new communication model for dementia care to professional long-term care caregivers. The training will provide the ...

Cats can naturally develop dementia with brain changes strikingly similar to Alzheimer’s disease in humans, including toxic amyloid-beta buildup and loss of synapses. A new study shows these ...

Receiving a diagnosis like dementia doesn’t happen overnight, but the amount of time it takes to learn what’s really going on has always been a little hazy. Now, new research has pinpointed how long ...

Men had higher mortality and hospitalization rates than women after a dementia diagnosis. These relationships held even after controlling for age and comorbidity burden. The study was based on over ...

Hearing aid use was linked to fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in patients with dementia, such as apathy and irritability, than nonuse, new research showed. In a cross-sectional cohort study of ...

Cats with dementia have brain changes similar to those of people with Alzheimer's disease, offering a valuable model for studying the condition in humans, a study says. Scientists discovered a ...

Jalees Rehman receives funding from NIH. Anand Kumar does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has ...

Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...

Many people with dementia endure long delays often over 3 years before receiving a diagnosis, with even longer waits for younger patients. A global review of over 30,000 cases reveals that age, ...

People with dementia are diagnosed an average of 3.5 years after symptoms are first noticed, or even longer (4.1 years) for those with early-onset dementia, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 24 (UPI) --British researchers said Thursday they've found "significant evidence" of a long-suspected link between air pollution and dementia after studying data from nearly 30 ...

Credit: Getty Images Nonmodifiable risk factors for DLB include age and family history. Risk increases substantially in individuals with a first-degree relative who has DLB, including a 2-fold ...