‘It’s pure joy’ – How silent discos can transform dementia care
We all have a soundtrack to our lives - a song that can instantly transport us back to a certain time and place. At one care home, staff have been…
CAN A BLOOD TEST IN MIDLIFE PREDICT YOUR ALZHEIMER’S RISK?
A blood test in midlife may help to predict your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease decades later, researchers report. The scientists found that in healthy men and women in their…
Rapidly progressive dementia: A standardized definition
A multicenter study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has established an evidence-based definition for rapidly progressive dementia (RPD). As described in Neurology, the definition clearly distinguishes individuals with a broad…
Neurology Dementia: A Challenge For Medical Treatment
SATURDAY, May 2, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Dementia refers to a collection of conditions that affect brain function. It’s not a specific disease, but a description of the loss of…
A tool to help keep dementia in check
If you worry about your risk of dementia, Lauren Sprague knows your fear. Her father had a stroke when she was in high school. What followed was a long, slow…
CANNABINOIDS FOR DEMENTIA TREATMENT
Dr. Jennifer Rhodes-Kropf, a palliative care physician and geriatrician in Boston, was always searching for alternatives to antipsychotics for her patients with dementia. “We really worry about the sedation component…
New Research Shows Primary Care Training Improves Dementia Detection
As Alzheimer's disease and other dementias continue to rise nationwide, new research shows that equipping primary care providers with focused dementia training and embedding clinical decision-support tools directly into the…
Lewy Body Dementia: Understanding the Signs and Treatment Options
Lewy Body Dementia is a progressive brain disorder that can be difficult to diagnose because it has symptoms, such as movement issues and memory loss, that are similar to Alzheimer’s…
People living with dementia are too often overlooked
Anne Karpf’s article is a powerful and timely reminder that people living with dementia are too often overlooked and underestimated (‘You’re treated like this is the end’: Meet the dementia…
Next-generation computing powers dementia-focused AI research
What if we could better anticipate how a disease like Alzheimer’s evolves and guide more personalized care decisions before conditions worsen? That question is helping drive work at Temple University, where Xinghua Mindy Shi, associate professor of computer…