In the middle of the 20th century, concerned by the growing heart-attack epidemic, Americans ditched butter and other saturated fats in favor of vegetable oils. According to Dr. Catherine Shanahan,… ...

Sleep significantly influences the effectiveness of care that caregivers provide to dementia and Alzheimer’s patients, according to the results of a study led by a UB faculty member considered one of ...

Dementia is often thought of as a condition that affects us much later in life, 65 and upwards, but there has been a recent increase in under-65s being diagnosed with the condition, according to a ...

Our study found that for some people, fatigue was a common symptom that lasted up to one ... Experiencing a TIA could significantly increase the risk of developing cognitive decline and dementia.

While anyone with dementia can exhibit sundowning, it’s most often seen in the middle or late stages of the condition.What ...

Tiredness, even in young adults, has known negative effects on a person’s attention and learning ability. This can be much more pronounced in older adults and people living with dementia.

Neuropsychiatric symptoms may be an early indicator of severe cerebral small-vessel disease, a common cause of vascular dementia and stroke that until now was considered clinically silent.

Mean Chalder Fatigue Score (CFS) -- the study's primary outcome measure -- was no different in the donepezil group compared with the placebo group at 3 weeks (P=0.31).The results remained ...

Tiredness can cause people with dementia to not eat or to give up partway through a meal. It can also lead to other difficulties, such as problems with concentration or with coordination. A person ...

“Fatigue needs to be recognized as an important symptom among caregivers of individuals with dementia.” Chang notes that self-care is a necessity for family caregivers. “Tending to your own physical ...

Use of donepezil (Aricept), an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, for 3 weeks failed to demonstrate efficacy in treating fatigue and psychological symptoms of long COVID in a randomized trial from Japan.