There are two kinds of risk factors for dementia: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors are ones that cannot be changed or eliminated, like aging, family history and genetics.

Hugely popular weight-loss jabs like Wegovy have been making headlines for enabling people to manage diabetes and excess weight along with other benefits, scientists say. Increasingly recommended by ...

Popular GLP-1 medications approved for weight loss, diabetes, and heart disease may have untapped potential to treat ...

Psychosis and schizophrenia are related but distinct mental health conditions characterized by distorted thoughts, perceptions, and a sense of reality. Psychosis describes this specific collection ...

The author discusses his psychotic episodes, marked by rapture, absurdity, and terror, in light of current neurobiological literature and mechanistic hypotheses such as salience network ...

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a test used to detect mild cognitive decline and early signs of dementia. It can help identify people at risk of Alzheimer's disease and screen for ...

Progress in dementia research and clinical care has continued to accelerate in 2024. Monoclonal antibody anti-amyloid immunotherapies (AATs) have been approved for clinical use for patients with mild ...

Dementia is the loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other abilities that require thinking. It is often caused by Alzheimer’s disease, and mainly affects those 65 and older ...

Nonmotor symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, dementia, impulse-control disorders (ICDs), sleep disturbances and autonomic dysfunctions, are often an integral part of the disease.

Inclusion criteria involved studies exploring the neuropathology of the HIDA and psychosis domains in individuals with dementia. Records were screened using PICO software, and data quality was ...

Dementia is a devastating condition that can affect everything from your thinking to your personality. And while you can't always control your risk of developing the disease, new research finds ...