During this Dementia Action Week (19-24 May), the Alzheimer's Society is shining a light on the six most common signs of dementia, urging individuals to seek assistance if they or…

In the early 1990s, my grandmother’s health and cognitive abilities started to decline rapidly. She showed clear signs of dementia, which was most likely Alzheimer’s disease but never received a…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a first-of-its-kind blood test designed to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting…

Carolyn, 74, from North Yorkshire, shares how she's struggling to get care for Colin, her husband of 46 years. This ordeal has been exhausting and painful for Carolyn and her…

Many family carers of people with dementia experience anticipatory grief. This article considers different models of grief that nurses can draw upon to help them Full Story 

Brian LeBlanc woke up a bit disoriented. The morning sun shone brilliantly outside their bayside senior-living townhouse near Tampa. It was too much for his senses. The hurricane shutters remained…

Dementia can be a devastating disease to find out a loved one has - and it is now one of the UK's biggest killers. Thankfully, it is not something those…

My Nana Vanda is the centre of my world. Mum always used to say, ‘although you were my first child, you weren’t my first child because Nana would always look…

Researchers from the National Center for Healthy Aging (NCHA), a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health, have developed a novel method for improving dementia detection in hospitals by combining…

Today we’re going to discuss a new clinical practice guideline from the Alzheimer’s Association on the evaluation and testing for Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Full Story