As dementia rates rise globally, families and care partners are seeking ways to maintain meaningful connections with loved ones experiencing memory loss. In many…
There’s currently no cure for dementia. Although some recently developed drugs show promise in slowing the progress of Alzheimer’s disease, these are both costly…
Less red meat is good for the planet and a growing number of people have started the new year resolving to pursue a meat-free…
Racism steals time from people’s lives – possibly because of the space it occupies in the mind. In a new study published in the…
Everyday physical activity, like going for a short walk or playing with the kids, may provide short-term benefits for cognitive health, equivalent to reversing…
Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4 percent – have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis,…
Could a headset with flashing lights and sounds stimulate brain waves and treat Alzheimer’s? Cognito’s Phase 3 trial on such a device is trying…
An internal memo reportedly issued by the NIH directed staff to resume issuing frozen grants. This week, a federal court ordered the Trump administration…
Older adults in Boston reported more difficulty concentrating when their homes became too cold or too hot, reinforcing the connection between ambient temperature and…
Ontario’s Minister of Sport, 71-year-old Neil Lumsden, recently announced his decision to donate his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada to support research…
“During the day he’s completely calm, but at night he gets very agitated.” “Tonight she hasn’t stopped calling out for her mother, who passed…
An expert shares six strategies to help caregivers prevent wandering in dementia during the cold, dark winter season. While wandering in dementia can happen…
Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive…
The way people living with dementia experience the world can change as the disease progresses. Their sense of reality or place in time can…
By 2050, around 135 million people worldwide will be living with dementia. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. Women are more…