Dementia
Your parent’s dementia diagnosis makes it crucial to take the right steps immediately
A geriatrics expert explains how to prepare the home for a patient, what is important to focus on – and why sometimes it is necessary to move to a nursing home.
A massive study found: These are the artificial sweeteners linked to dementia
A decade-long study: This eye sign can predict dementia years in advance
'Aging in Wellness and Adversity': Embracing patients coping with old age, dementia - book review
Is your dog developing dementia? - study
New research found that measuring gait speed among geriatric dogs could serve as an easy and reliable way to monitor their health and document resulting declines in neurological ability as they age.
Bilingualism can have surprising neurological benefits
It turns out that knowing a second language is not only good for when you travel overseas or for expanding your range of jobs.
Ashkenazi Jews are more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's, study finds
Specific research into Ashkenazi genetics relation to Alzheimer's diseases was done for the first time.
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, Carter family says
The Carters occupied the White House during a Democratic administration from 1977 to 1981. They have been married since 1946 and have four children.
New treatment could stop dementia's damage to the brain in its tracks - study
After multiple clinical trials, researchers are becoming increasingly confident in sodium selenate's ability to halt cognitive decline in dementia patients.
The first signs of Alzheimer's appear in the eyes. Here's what they are
Can doctors examine a person's eyes to see the start of the dementia process?
Sleep habits of dogs and humans with dementia have striking similarities - study
Much like their human companions, dogs with dementia or Alzheimer's disease have a hard time sleeping without disruption.
Potential Alzheimer’s treatment discovered by MIT - study
The treatment has undergone animal testing and is showing promising results.
Inability to walk and talk at same time can point to dementia - study
The shrinking of the frontal lobe and the hippocampus and the slowing down of chemical signals in the brain as people get older hamper multitasking.
Amid Bruce Willis revelation: How to help a loved one with dementia
For Willis' family, and other families of those with dementia, this is a very difficult experience because the disease changes the personality of the beloved one we knew.
