In the weeks since a new Alzheimer’s drug was approved, hopeful patients have bombarded Dr. Alireza Atri with calls and emails about a treatment that…
People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according…
Older adults with schizophrenia have an increased risk for receiving a diagnosis of dementia compared with those without serious mental illness (SMI), according to a…
The number of Scottish veterans who develop dementia in later life is no greater than in the wider community, according to new research.
Fresh on the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, the maker of a second medicine that…
Canadian researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, the University of Ottawa, the Bruyère Research Institute and ICES have built and validated an online calculator that empowers…
A growing trove of data to help scientists understand the biology of Alzheimer’s disease among diverse populations within the context of sociocultural, behavioral and environmental…
No effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease exists, even though more than 5 million Americans have it.
Minority groups in the US are more vulnerable to memory loss, confusion and their consequences earlier in life, according to a study published in the…
Only 1 in 10 older adults in a large national survey who were found to have cognitive impairment consistent with dementia reported a formal medical…