Caregivers who respond to dementia patients with indifference or irritation can cause problem behavior to worsen, according to a recent study by a Dutch researcher. For the study, researcher Marjolein ...

Frontotemporal dementia or frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) refers to a range of disorders that impact the brain’s frontal ...

There are plenty of reason you might feel off in the late afternoon and evening. Maybe you’re mentally wiped after socializing all day, or your brain is fried from hours of work. If you got up early, ...

Daily and hazardous drinking among family caregivers of people with dementia was significantly and independently linked with increased odds of abusive and neglectful behaviors, a new study finds. The ...

A new WHO study finds that telemedicine initiatives improve psychological well-being and quality of life among patients with ...

Research comparing different approaches to dementia care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias found no significant differences in patient behavioral symptoms or caregiver strain, ...

Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. There are over 6 million people living with dementia in the U.S.

Some senior living communities are caring for people with dementia alongside other residents, not segregated behind locked ...

Credit: Getty Images. Helping patients and family members navigate behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia is a large part of providing care to people living with dementia. Dementia is an ...

For decades, doctors have noticed a rare burst of visual creativity that occurs among a small number of patients with dementia, echoing the same strange phenomenon among patients who have had a stroke ...