The small white dog is physically very fit, but he suffers from dementia.Sometimes he seems not to recognise family members and growls at them. Or he goes from the house into the garden, immediately ...

A multinational study has revealed that people diagnosed with dementia are now living longer in many parts of the world. By ...

Researchers concluded that getting vaccinated for shingles is associated with a 23% lower risk of experiencing a ...

Rochester, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps clinicians identify brain activity patterns linked to nine types of dementia, including ...

The drug is Ambroxol. It’s been used for decades to treat respiratory ailments by thinning mucus and easing coughs. But now, ...

Attorneys for Ralph Menzies are requesting another review to determine whether the 67-year-old death row inmate with dementia ...

There's a clear downside to the Norwegian policy that encourages allowing elderly people to live at home for as long as ...

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Two-thirds of all Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers are female, according to the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, meaning ...

When a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and recover -- and older adults in rural areas are especially vulnerable.

A major study has found that people taking acid reflux drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for more than 4.4 years ...

A decades-old cough medicine, Ambroxol, could be on the verge of a dramatic second act—not for sore throats, but for ...