The first signs of cognitive decline in an older relative could hint at a condition called dementia. One form, Alzheimer's dementia, manifests in 7 stages.

Different symptoms characterize the seven stages of Alzheimer’s disease, ranging from forgetfulness to significant changes in personality and behavior. Memory changes are mild in the early ...

The study, which analyzed data on 1.2 million people with dementia, found improvements in five out of eight global regions ...

There are seven main stages of Alzheimer’s. The first three stages are classified as pre-dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and the last four stages are when Alzheimer’s is typically ...

Dementia is described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Edition) as a disorder with memory impairment and at least one other symptom from another cognitive domain ...

A team of researchers at the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has demonstrated that the plasma biomarker p-tau217, ...

In the later stages of dementia, people are often unable to live at home. At this point, they usually need 24/7 care. Medicare covers up to 100 days in a skilled nursing facility ...

To deny this as self-indulgence is to misread not just the emotional landscape of dementia, but its existential core: the ...