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 ...

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

We all have needs, drives, and cravings—such as hunger, territoriality, and sexuality—which stem from the ancient part of our brain that we share with reptiles. Why don’t we constantly act upon these ...

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 ...

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 ...