Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways that others find embarrassing. Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways ...

Getting an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia is important. However, for younger people it can often take much longer. There can be specific reasons for this, including: Young-onset dementia is ...

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Don't miss out on the headlines from Dementia. Followed categories will be added to My News. This would delay dementia’s onset by about a year, researchers say, and the results from their study ...

People who take longer to get to the dreaming part of the sleep cycle are more likely to develop dementia, a new study suggests. Taking longer to enter the dream phase — known as rapid eye ...

Recent research also suggests high cholesterol can increase the risk of dementia, so that’s worth keeping an eye on at your midlife health check. The Nature Aging study was done on healthy ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDKY) — University of Kentucky researchers who are involved in a clinical trial on the use of medical cannabis for late-stage dementia patients say the results could be a game ...

with more than 5.2 million people in the U.S. now suffering from Alzheimer’s or some other type of serious memory impairment (i.e. dementia). These are among the most costly and devastating ailments a ...

One in three people will develop dementia in their lifetime, according to Alzheimer’s Research UK, while one in two will be affected by it. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) on metformin face a lower risk for all-cause dementia than those not on metformin, with the protective effect being particularly evident in patients with ...

Dementia posturing refers to a group of physical symptoms that can affect people with dementia. They include a stooped posture, shuffling walk, balance difficulties, or stiff movements. Dementia ...