Understanding dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is essential for maintaining a proactive approach to our well-being.

Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains both a physician guide and a downloadable/printable patient ...

The number of Americans who will develop dementia—a progressive decline in memory, thinking skills, communication, and ...

I have a special interest in Alzheimer’s disease. For nearly 25 years, I practiced general neurology in Portland, Oregon, and ...

While there is no history of Alzheimer’s in my immediate ... between poor quality of sleep and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Research in mice has shown that continued lack of ...

There are an estimated 80,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease in Connecticut. John Scully got to know just a few of those suffering from the disease, and for those he did meet, he learned how ...

obtaining information about the patient's risk profile for AD or a related disease (e.g., age, family history of dementia, hypertension, smoking); describing the history of symptoms and their ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... it may trigger immune system changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the study, published in the journal ...

One study found that there are 14 modifiable risk factors for dementia. Here are things you can do right now to lower your ...

A history of two or more prior head injuries ... “Staying socially engaged may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in later life,” Dr. Porter says, adding that it’s ...

While hundreds of thousands of Californians are fleeing from flames, there are other risks aside from the immediate damage: ...

“The disease disrupts what would otherwise ... Dumurgier said that understanding “the natural history” of dementia, as well as the typical timeline to enter nursing homes, could help doctors ...