A leading dementia specialist has told of three key techniques people should use to speak honestly with a loved one who may be showing early signs of the condition. Dementia is now the UK's biggest ...

There is no single, easy test to diagnose Alzheimer’s, but a new review of 18 scientific studies confirms that a simple blood ...

But in people with dementia —which is an umbrella term for mental decline and can be related to a number of diseases such as Alzheimer's—there’s a phenomenon known as “sundowning,” where symptoms ...

Frontotemporal dementia is a brain disease that affects the parts of your brain responsible for behavior, speech and memory. “Frontotemporal” stems from the names frontal and temporal lobes, which are ...

Dr. Georgina Aldridge (left) works with Kalpana Gupta, a postdoctoral researcher in Aldridge’s lab at UI Health Care. (University of Iowa Health Care) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A tragic end to the search for a missing Johnston County woman with Alzheimer's disease has prompted attention on identifying the early signs of dementia, especially as families ...

If you develop dementia, you can bank on it affecting your decision-making skills. More than 6 million Americans have dementia — a gradual decline in cognitive function like memory, language and ...

A loved one undergoing massive shifts in personality or speech can be challenging to work with. You might be wondering if it’s already a symptom of an underlying disease. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) ...