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

LATE is a prevalent condition in late life and can contribute to memory loss and cognitive decline, according to report ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Police said they are searching for an 81-year-old woman with dementia who is missing from Florida. The Kissimmee Police Department said Geraldine Bradley has been missing since ...

Vaccines, antibiotics, antiviral medications and anti-inflammatory drugs are all associated with a reduced risk of dementia, researchers reported in a study published Tuesday in the journal ...

New guidelines will help doctors identify patients with a common memory-loss syndrome that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The diagnostic criteria for limbic-predominant ...

Dr. Anelyssa D'Abreu, an associate professor of neurology in UVA's School of Medicine who specializes in geriatric neurology, talked with UVA Today about the newest study and shared ways people can ...

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are in on a clinical trial on the use of medical cannabis for late-stage dementia patients. As research continues, those involved say this would be a game ...

Average life expectancy for patients with dementia ranges from 8.9 years after diagnosis at a mean age of 60 years for women to 2.2 years at a mean age of 85 years for men.

Findings from a large-scale review indicate certain medications may influence dementia risk, offering insights for prevention ...

New research suggests that commonly used medications like antibiotics, antivirals, and anti-inflammatories could lower the ...

On Tuesday, we showed you the disturbing video of a Boyle County dementia patient who was arrested back in October for allegedly shoplifting, among several other charges.

An elderly Valley dementia patient relied on his neighbors for years, and it never posed a problem, until he asked the wrong ...