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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Dr Kellyn Lee has highlighted sundowning, a lesser-known sign of dementia that often becomes more noticeable in the afternoon ...

We break down the current state of frontotemporal dementia, from bvFTD to PPA, and why 'promising' therapies are still far from the clinic.

The authors explored hospice clinician and caregiver perspectives on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and their management. BPSD are common and challenging, impacting both ...

Taking care of middle-aged patients means we doctors occasionally encounter one who is in distress because a parent has been ...

Over 6 million Americans live with dementia, a progressive condition that affects memory, reasoning, judgment and language ...