Dementia doesn't just erode memory -- it also changes behavior and mental health. A study shows the brain's salience network and tau protein may be involved. When most people think of dementia, ...

New research suggests that unusual changes in eating behavior—rather than memory loss—may be one of the earliest signs of a ...

Doctors are increasingly warning that what happens in the middle of the night can reveal far more than whether you are simply ...

There are plenty of reason you might feel off in the late afternoon and evening. Maybe you’re mentally wiped after socializing all day, or your brain is fried from hours of work. If you got up early, ...

When it comes to signs of dementia, becoming more forgetful is perhaps the one that most people are aware of. While it can certainly be concerning to notice a loved one forgetting recent conversations ...

What are some significant markers that indicate we’re growing older?Wrinkles on our skin? — Yes. A grey streak or two? — Yes. The body’s pace of bounding back after a trying episode? — Double yes.But ...

The second-most-common form of dementia is Lewy body dementia, said Dr. Jori Fleisher, an associate professor of neurological ...

On its own, LATE dementia is less severe than Alzheimer’s, but in combination, it makes Alzheimer’s symptoms worse, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Close to 7.5 million older adults in the U.S. live with Alzheimer's disease or some other form of dementia. And while most people may see the clock change overnight Nov. 2 as a chance ...

Susan Hirsch was visiting her father in the hospital where he was recuperating after a fall and was shocked to find him — long devoted to her mother — flirting with a nurse as if he were “17 and in ...

In this image displaying a “standard brain” (created by averaging brain scans from hundreds of participants not involved in this study), purple spheres show the locations in the brain linked by what ...