UVA Health’s director of hospital epidemiology points to research linking the shingles vaccine to a 20% drop in dementia risk ...

Analysis from a Columbia and Rutgers Health team finds long-term antipsychotic use rose 65% from 2015 to 2024.

Doctors and other health care providers use a comprehensive tool to assess the seven stages of dementia in the elderly called the Global Deterioration Scale. Also known as the GDS, this trusted method ...

The community is rallying to support an elderly woman with dementia who was arrested for domestic violence and is now sitting in the Santa Rosa County Jail. The Council on Aging of West Florida is ...

Older people living with dementia require ongoing support, understanding, and care. For many family members, caring for their loved one brings many responsibilities. Sometimes, it can be overwhelming.

A new study from Duke-NUS Medical School has highlighted the widespread use of physical restraints among caregivers of older adults with advanced dementia living at home, revealing a need for better ...

A Walk in Their Shoes was designed to help senior living staff — and later, family members and first responders — better ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ian McDonough, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) ...

Medical News Today looks at three key studies and their key findings that highlight and further confirm the connection ...