Have you ever forgotten something so simple and mundane like what you ate the other day repeatedly? If the answer is yes, then you might want to get a Neurologist consultation for Alzheimer’s disease.

A recent study determined the lifetime risk of developing dementia is double that of previous estimates. But there’s good news here too. Alzheimer's disease is a common cause of dementia. This.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker accused President Donald Trump of being a "man who’s suffering dementia" in their escalating feud over National Guard deployment in his state — despite the Democrat once ...

My mother, who has severe dementia, has been living with us for the past several years. As her care needs have increased, my wife and I have made a decision to place her in memory care. She has never ...

A University of New Mexico scientist is revealing what might be one of the most overlooked causes of dementia — damage in the brain’s tiny blood vessels. Dr. Elaine Bearer has created a new way to ...

The way the brain’s shape changes as it ages could help to paint the picture of its overall health and offer early warning signs for dementia—years before typical symptoms emerge. Brain scan analysis ...

Lyndsey Collins-Praino receives funding from the National Health and Medical Council, the Medical Research Future Fund, the Australian Research Council and various philanthropic organisations. In ...

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To experience or even contemplate dementia raises some of the most profound questions: What does it mean to be a person? How does someone find meaning in life while facing progressive neurological ...

Physical frailty is strongly associated with an increased dementia risk in older adults, and according to researchers, the link may be causal. In an analysis of nearly half a million UK Biobank ...