Millions of adults eat on their own at least once a day-but a new study has warned that it can affect your mental and physical study, especially if you're old.

Social media is full of “health” advice nowadays — but a lot of it is hogwash or even harmful, according to experts.

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

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is offering “strategies” for ...

Some of these interventions, like getting plenty of exercise or doing brain puzzles, are well known. Others, however, may not ...

Dogs are like family. They’re always there, wagging their tails when we come home, curling up next to us when we’re feeling ...

Some research-backed, lifestyle strategies to prevent dementia include exercising regularly, getting enough quality sleep, ...

For most older adults, the idea of aging in place and staying at home for as long as possible is an attractive one. However, for seniors who've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another ...

Evenings can become anxious times, especially for the elderly experiencing sundowning. Psychiatrists and designers suggest ...

Continuous tracking using real-time location systems is becoming increasingly common in hospitals and long-term care homes, ...

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 ...

Leno opened up about the "toughest part" of Mavis' disease Jay Leno shared the emotional challenges of caring for his wife, Mavis, who has advanced dementia Leno said that Mavis relived the same ...