Dementia is a common problem that affects millions throughout the world. There are many risks associated with it, here are 15 of which you should know about ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (UPI) --People with Parkinson's disease fear developing dementia, but their risk may be less than once believed, or it could strike later than expected in the movement disorder's ...

Try thinking of dementia differently, Dr. G. Allen Power urged nursing home leaders, professional caregivers and people who help spouses diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. In an Oxnard conference ...

In an Oxnard conference Thursday, the physician who helps lead a care movement asked people not to define dementia as a disease that can be treated with medication designed to alter behavior.

Dementia — the progressive decline in thinking, remembering and reasoning skills — affects about one in 10 Americans 65 and older. The neurocognitive disorder accounts for more than 100,000 ...

Most medical experts define dementia as a collection of symptoms—such as life-impairing loss of memory, language and other cognitive functions—that stem from the degradation of brain cells.

Joan Presky worries about dementia. Her mother lived with Alzheimer’s disease for 14 years, the last seven in a memory-care residence, and her maternal grandfather developed dementia, too.

A new study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery reveals that hearing loss may be responsible for nearly one-third of dementia cases in older adults. Researchers found that up to ...

After spending 30 minutes discussing the country’s dementia statistics, the minister politely stopped me mid-sentence — and asked whether I could define dementia. They had never heard the term ...