People with later-stage dementia will eventually need full-time care and support with daily living and personal care, such as eating, washing and dressing. Whatever kind of dementia a person has, ...

Staying active in mid- and late life may help lower dementia risk, a new study suggests. Image credit: pocketlight/Getty Images According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, as of 2020 there were ...

Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine have developed a highly sensitive diagnostic that predicts a person's stage of dementia based on neurovascular and metabolic changes. They ...

Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of dementia, and a few drugs for Type 2 diabetes, including metformin and a ...

Last week in this column, we began a journey into understanding dementia. We looked at what dementia really is, how it differs from ordinary forgetfulness, the different types such as Alzheimer’s, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Strides have been made in the world of dementia research compared with even just a few years ago. There’s now a blood test that ...