They grow to such huge numbers that they can be seen under an ordinary microscope, as Alois Alzheimer discovered in 1906 when he examined the brain of a dementia patient. Most scientists working ...

The Saint Louis University Mental Status exam is an assessment tool for mild cognitive impairment and dementia and was developed in partnership with the Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical ...

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) with Instaclinic. Presenter: Amy Surdam, FNP, is the co-owner and COO of Instaclinic. Objectives: Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring. How to set up a program or ...

This article explains how skin cancer surgery on patients with dementia can be performed without general anaesthesia and ...

Dementia in Parkinson disease occurs less frequently or much later in the disease course than previously expected.

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 ...

In the months after my partner, Alex, was diagnosed with dementia in 2019, more than one person advised me to “save” myself. What they meant was that I should move Alex into an assisted-living ...

The health service is supposed to offer people with dementia and their carers advice about how to seek support following a diagnosis. This could include pointing patients to benefits like ...

You are not trained to care for a violent dementia patient. He treats you differently because he’s angry you didn’t go along with his plans for you. What you should do now is move on ...

Senior Star at Elmore Place gave St. Ambrose University students the opportunity to treat dementia patients in a virtual ...

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.

Professionals and caregivers alike are invited to join the Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter for its Upper Peninsula Conference Monday. Registration for the event is open now. The Upper ...