Two out of three Americans with Alzheimer’s and more than 60 percent of dementia caregivers are women. Initially, researchers believed that women are more…
Dementia is a lot like cancer—if you or a loved one haven’t had a personal experience with it, you probably know someone who has….
“Imagine a world where diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease is as simple as getting your blood tested during your annual physical,” Bill Gates wrote in a…
With a bullet in her gut, her voice choked with pain, Dee Hill pleaded with the 911 dispatcher for help. “My husband accidentally shot…
2018 research about “cognitive life expectancy”—how long older adults live with good versus declining brain health—shows that after age 65 men and women spend…
The first thing most Alzheimer’s patients do when they get a diagnosis? Pretend like nothing happened. “They call it the Alzheimer’s closet,” said 54-year-old…
Treading into ethically and legally uncertain territory, a New York end-of-life agency has approved a new document that lets people stipulate in advance that…
Could nurses with better training change the way dementia patients recover from surgery? A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics…
Driving is a difficult subject to broach after a dementia diagnosis. While driving represents independence to older adults, dementia affects almost every skill guiding…
Making an Alzheimer’s diagnosis has always been difficult for doctors. Until recently, the only way to get a confirmed diagnosis was through autopsy and,…
Considering the crushing rate of failure when it comes to Alzheimer’s treatments, the potential for a drug that works is highly anticipated. But according…
With no drugs currently available to halt the progress of dementia, scientists are turning their attention to the influence of lifestyle factors and trying…