For women in their 80s, experiencing increasing sleepiness during the day over a five-year period is associated with double ...

Frontotemporal dementia also called FTD, is a rarer type of dementia caused by a build up of proteins, tau, FUS and TDP-43, in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Dementia is caused by ...

The word dementia is used to describe a group of symptoms. These include: memory loss confusion changes to communication mood and behaviour. These symptoms affect day-to-day life. Dementia is caused ...

Physical signs of dementia may show up in the absence of brain decline GETTY But Dr Valdez highlighted a key factor that can distinguish dementia-related physical symptoms from typical age-related ...

which is specifically for patients with dementia and/or their unpaid caregivers. According to the consumer brochure, it’s designed to provide additional, high-quality medical, physical and ...

As an avid observer with a sharp and keen interest in news and current affairs, I love the detail and the content of these meetings. As someone with dementia, they are also a good test of my memory, ...

“Normal” levels of vitamin B12 may not be enough to ward off dementia, new research finds. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco studied 231 healthy older adults (averaging ...

Doctors often use antidepressants to manage the depression, anxiety and agitation that accompanies a diagnosis of dementia. Now, a new study suggests the use of antidepressants may hasten the ...

People with dementia don’t just lose their memories — they often battle depression, too, with specialists estimating up to half of patients experience this side effect. But experts are now ...

Some medications could have the unintended benefit of reducing dementia risk. That’s according to a recent study by the universities of Cambridge and Exeter, where researchers evaluated several ...