Here's how to distinguish "sundowning"—agitation or confusion later in the day in dementia patients—from typical aging, from doctors who treat older adults.

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

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, ...

I've been facilitating support groups for families who care for loved ones with dementia for 16 years. Together, we work to unlock the many doors of dementia. Lauren Mahakian is a Certified Dementia ...

Cognitive decline and Alzheimer's progression can each be subtle and gradual, and some early dementia signs aren't even ones you'd associate with brain health—at least not on the surface. A recent ...

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia can cause aggressive behavior, even in people who have never been violent in their lives. These aggressive dementia behaviors can be scary and difficult for caregivers ...

Bruce Willis’s wife is speaking out on their 17th anniversary. Emma Heming Willis, 46, took to social media for an emotional and candid acknowledgement of celebrating the day with Bruce, 69, amid his ...

Dr. John Gartner weighed in on what Trump’s behavior indicates about the 79-year-old president’s increasingly unstable state of mind.

New research shows that deep learning can use EEG signals to distinguish Alzheimer’s disease from frontotemporal dementia ...

It seems that she will need ongoing care, and all the travel plans have had to be ditched. I am angry that this has happened ...