Support groups can be a vital resource not only for dementia patients but also caretakers and family members. Find out which ...

Elderspeak’ can serve important functions in conversations between healthcare professionals and patients with dementia.

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To qualify, patients must have a diagnosis of moderate to severe dementia and not live in a nursing home or receive hospice care. There are other exclusions as well, which is why participating ...

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A new study identified 17 modifiable risk factors for stroke, dementia, and late-life depression. Reducing hypertension had ...

The shingles vaccine reduced dementia risk by 20 percent in a recent study. The vaccine’s protective effect against dementia was more pronounced in women. Shingles vaccination is recommended for ...

If you’d told me in the days after receiving my diagnosis that I’d go on to see my son get married 10 years later, I wouldn’t ...

Hundreds of Glasgow dementia patients have been supported to create autobiographical 'life story' books. The books act as a fact file for people suffering dementia, containing details of a person ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs)-based glucose-lowering treatment was linked to reduction in ...