Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that has several forms, symptoms, and causes. There’s no cure, but researchers are looking into effective treatments and ways to prevent it. It’s ...

Losing your sense of smell is nothing to sneeze at — it could be an early sign of dementia. “Odor identification has been identified as a useful screening tool that predicts conversion from ...

When you think of dementia, you might think of memory loss. But dementia is more than just memory loss. Lesser known symptoms ...

Frailty begins to accelerate 4 to 9 years before dementia onset and may help identify at-risk populations for prevention strategies. Study: Frailty Trajectories Preceding Dementia in the US and UK.

Dementia is a devastating condition that impacts almost 10% of older adults in the U.S. With that, it’s understandable to want to do what you can to lower the risk of developing it in the future.

Dementia includes conditions that cause memory loss, confusion, personality changes, and a decline in self-care abilities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, and there are also ...

Vascular dementia is the second most common cause of dementia in older people. Dementia is a group of conditions that affects brain functions such as thinking, memory, and reasoning. Vascular ...

Medicare covers some of the costs of dementia care, such as inpatient stays, home healthcare, and some diagnostic tests. Medicare Special Needs Plans and Medigap may work with Medicaid to help as ...

Find out the 10 most important facts and statistics about dementia and dementia research. Click on each fact for more information. 1. Dementia is not a disease itself. Expand The word ‘dementia’ is a ...

Now, a meta-analysis, using longitudinal data from over 600,000 people, has found that loneliness increases the risk for dementia because of any cause, including Alzheimer’s disease. The results ...

Our next Dementia Action Week will take place from 19 - 25 May 2025, where we will continue raise awareness of the importance of a timely and accurate diagnosis for people affected by dementia.