This spring, the Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging partnered with the Area Agency on Aging Northwest Michigan to ...

The legislation creates optional training for police on recognizing someone with dementia, communicating with them, using ...

The fear, grief and anger a caregiver experiences when a family member is afflicted with one of several forms of dementia are thoroughly examined in Dr. Macie P. Smith's newly-released book ...

published Thursday in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, found that a group of seniors who underwent brain training had a slower decline in memory and ...

In the months after my partner, Alex, was diagnosed with dementia in 2019 ... This left me completely torn. Of course, I didn’t want him to get worse. But until he did, help was limited.

Medical focus has shifted from infectious to non-communicable diseases affecting older adults, such as dementia, heart ...

with September 21 marked as a day to raise dementia awareness and support people affected by the condition. To mark the occasion, Ons Tuis care home dedicated its Kuieruur (visiting hour ...

Some evidence suggests melatonin may help improve sleep-wake cycles, sundowning symptoms, and cognitive performance in people with dementia, but more research is necessary. Melatonin is a hormone ...

"More than 2,000 people have had dementia-awareness training, and there are more than 200 organisations and businesses that have got involved in our work," Mr Quinn said. "It's stimulated weekly ...

Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol. That is the key finding of a new ...

"Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month is an important opportunity to raise awareness of this underdiagnosed but prevalent condition that can be devastating for patients and their loved ones," said ...