I got an email from the head of campaigns at the charity Dementia UK asking me to fill in the latest NHS survey, as part of ...

They’re called “fidget quilts,” and they’re not made for keeping warm. Instead, they’re designed to provide much needed ...

When Corbin native Adria Thompson began her career as a speech-language pathologist, she didn’t set out with a plan to revolutionize dementia education. But working in a nursing home changed ...

Drew Struzan, best known for his iconic work on movie posters for some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters, is battling Alzheimer’s and “fighting for his life.” His wife Dylan shared the news on ...

As we wait for a breakthrough that can block or reverse Alzheimer’s disease, there is some consolation that we finally have three kinds of medications and a treatment that can ...

Dementia is caused by different diseases that affect the brain, the most common being Alzheimer’s. Frontotemporal dementia, also known as FTD, is a rare type of dementia. It is thought to account for ...

Nancy Harman and her partner of 25 years, Jeffrey Fischer, dance in the back of a memory cafe class as a music therapist leads in singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” at the Minnetonka ...

The scientists hypothesize that long-term use of these anti-inflammatories may clean out the accumulation of plaques that remain a hallmark of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. However ...

With them, it's promised, travellers can enjoy a guilt- and carbon footprint-free vacation ... The African elephant in the room: is there such a thing as a true carbon-neutral safari?

You will also find information about genetic testing for dementia. Genes determine our traits, such as our eye colour and height. In some cases, they can also determine whether we develop a disease, ...

People with Down syndrome face a much higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s-related dementia as they age — an estimated three to five times higher than the general population. Scientists are ...

Age at menopause may interact with factors related to the health of synapses, or nerve cell connections, to influence the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in women, a study found. Associations between ...