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 ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most commonly diagnosed form of dementia, but it’s far from the only one. In fact, most people who ...

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes multiple forms of cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease (the most common form of dementia), vascular dementia and Parkinson’s, according to ...

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

It happens. You’re mid-sentence when you realize you totally forgot what you’re saying, or you’re driving to work—on a route you’ve traveled 100 times—but you take a wrong turn. The truth is that ...

Body odour is normal, but sudden changes can signal an underlying disease. Shifts in smell from sweat, urine, breath, or ...

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

Medicare launched a new program called GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) to support individuals diagnosed with dementia and their caregivers. The program offers a $2,563 respite care ...

The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, but a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia.

A Michigan State University medical student now calls a senior living community home. Kaylin Burton is living there as part of a new Intergenerational Living Initiative with the Dementia Institute.