Six specific midlife depression symptoms were linked with higher dementia risk, according to prospective data. These symptoms included loss of confidence and problem-solving difficulties. Associations ...

One in four dementia patients received a potentially inappropriate central nervous system-active drug prescription, Medicare data suggested. However, prescribing rates, notably for benzodiazepines and ...

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Aterrible irony of dementia — which can result in the inability to recognize people and places — is that the condition itself does not get the worldwide recognition it deserves. The United Nations ...

Go ahead, have that hunk of cheddar or slice of Brie – it may protect you from dementia, new research suggests. The findings are from a study published Dec. 17 in Neurology, the medical journal of the ...

As the baby boomers age and the global population grows older, dementia rates are rising. Increasingly, we hear wellness advice focused on protecting cognitive health, including eating brain-healthy ...

The same vaccine that keeps you safe from shingles could also do wonders for your brain, research out this week suggests. Scientists at Stanford University and others examined what happened after ...

Dementia can sneak up on you. I know, because it happened to my family. Back in the early 2000s, my first wife, Ginny, began demonstrating some unusual behavior. She was not her usual bubbly self.