NHS figures revealed that 478,822 patients had been diagnosed with dementia as of 29 February 2024, an increase of 1,199 ...

Children who receive a prompt diagnosis of a treatable form of childhood dementia may have a nearly typical life expectancy. But the same review found that children with untreatable childhood ...

Here are five other common red flags to look out for. By Dana G. Smith Running red lights. Falling for scams. Shutting out friends. Memory loss is the most well-known symptom of dementia ...

Over time, the cumulative impact of strokes in different regions of the brain can lead to dementia and disability ... the ...

CADASIL is a brain disease involving genetic mutations, stroke, and dementia. Learn about symptom progression and ongoing ...

Dementia is an umbrella term that refers to loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other cognitive abilities caused by physical changes that occur in the brain. Dementia sadly reshapes an ...

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In the months after my partner, Alex, was diagnosed with dementia in 2019 ... He could stand in the woods behind the house and look at the light on the trees. He could live with someone who ...

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 ...

The number of cases of dementia in the U.S. is rising as baby boomers age, raising questions for boomers themselves and also for their families, caregivers and society. Dementia, which is not ...

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 ...