For millions, a dementia diagnosis comes with preconceived notions of fear, loss and burden—stigmas written by decades of media and cultural depictions that Case Western Reserve University researchers ...

Families and experts share their best advice for navigating and coping. By Mohana Ravindranath About four years ago, Madhavi Phadke, a philanthropy director in Westford, Mass., noticed her mother, ...

Almost all community-dwelling older adults with advanced dementia in Singapore had at least one potentially burdensome intervention in their last year of life, according to a November article ...

Older people living with dementia require ongoing support, understanding, and care. For many family members, caring for their loved one brings many responsibilities. Sometimes, it can be overwhelming.

Background:Dementia represents a major global public health challenge, affecting over 55 million people worldwide and projected to increase substantially in ...

KING AND QUEEN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A new study out of a farm in King and Queen County is bringing together an unlikely duo — horses and dementia patients. The Fox Moon Farm Project and Lakewood ...

Patients with dementia are more likely to experience a broad range of worse outcomes after high-risk surgeries compared to those without dementia, according to a study published by the Journal of the ...

"Alive Inside" documentary shows power of music in nursing homes. April 12, 2012— -- Henry Dryer sits slumped over the tray attached to his wheelchair. He doesn't speak, and rarely moves, until a ...

These findings — from a blood test to improvements in drug delivery — may lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the memory-robbing condition.

R. Amanda Cooper is affiliated with the Alzheimer's Association as a Community Educator. These figures will only increase in the coming years, as rates of dementia are predicted to double by 2060. If ...