"Taking Care" focuses on Lauren Miller Rogen's mother, Adele, a longtime Lakeland resident who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's ...

The disease afflicts nearly seven million Americans, about one in every nine people over the age of 65, making it a leading ...

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported ...

Regular aerobic exercise could significantly reduce disease markers associated with Alzheimer's, new research led by scientists at the University of Bristol (UK) and the Federal University of São ...

This manuscript describes the identification and characterization of 12 specific phosphomimetic mutations in the recombinant full-length human tau protein that trigger tau to form fibrils. This ...

Librarian Kathlynn Short armed with over 40 vibrant picture books, is on a mission to rekindle the joy of recognition in ...

There are two kinds of risk factors for dementia: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors are ones that cannot be changed or eliminated, like aging, family history and genetics.

When Angi McClusky's husband Michael developed younger-onset Alzheimer's disease in 2015 just after his 65 th birthday, the ...

That underscores “the disproportionate burden of early-onset dementia, where patients face a lengthy course of the disease alongside the loss of productive and active years,” added Dumurgier ...

So when something's wrong with it, you might notice: White matter disease is different from Alzheimer's disease, which affects the brain's gray matter. If you're having memory problems or a loved ...

Casting director Heidi Levitt decided to spotlight her husband's Alzheimer's journey in her documentary debut "Walk with Me." ...

As dementia progresses, there may come a time when the person will struggle to manage their finances and affairs. At some point, they may need extra support, or for someone to manage their money for ...