Dementia is not often a big issue for younger generations; it becomes a problem as we start to age. It is a cognitive degenerative condition that affects our memory, behavior as well as the way we ...

Carole Rainey, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, started to notice something wasn't quite right with her husband, Bill, when he began to ramble in a way that was unlike him.

Have you ever read an unfamiliar phone number online or on a piece of paper and, without writing it down, started to dial it only to forget the last three or four digits? Such a memory lapse could be ...

The methods researchers currently use for early detection or screening of dementia can be costly, not available, or come with certain risks. Researchers from Murdoch University have developed a ...

A dementia diagnosis usually starts with a family member noticing that something isn’t quite right: a partner becoming forgetful, a normally placid parent losing their temper more often. From there, ...

Edo Richard receives funding from The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW) - public funding Carol Brayne does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...

There is a six-week class to learn about being a caregiver of someone with dementia. The class begins Jan. 6 and runs through Feb. 10 and is held on Mondays. The workshop starts at 1:30 p.m. and runs ...

New blood tests could offer easier way to detect signs of the disease in older adults with memory issues The tests may be helpful in identifying subjects for clinical trials or to screen for treatment ...

In the past couple of weeks, United States President Donald Trump has boasted about his medical examinations on at least two occasions. And, on both, he has claimed that his test results are ...