It develops and worsens over time. But head injuries can contribute to dementia through the damage to cells directly. Some types of traumatic brain injury — particularly if repetitive ...

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 ...

Alzheimer's Society research programme focuses on improving care for people with dementia today and finding a cure for tomorrow. Alzheimer's Society is open to funding research across all areas of ...

Coffee and tea, containing caffeine and chlorogenic acid, may help prevent dementia through neuroprotection and reducing inflammation. However, more research is needed to confirm the effects of ...

The aim is to make east Belfast one of the most dementia-friendly places in Northern Ireland. At the heart of the effort is art - alongside a year-long series of events. Residents living with ...

Hundreds of employees at a North Texas senior living center are getting to experience what it's like to live with the disease through a groundbreaking dementia simulator. It's an eye-opening ...

It took 19 years for the symptoms to emerge. Tom Beyrer, who served for six months as a police officer at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, was 65 when his ...

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has said it estimates that about 267,700 people are living with dementia in the community, which represents almost 70 per cent of people with the ...

DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — About 55 million people worldwide live with dementia, and six million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease, according to the World Health Organization.