Composer Laura Kaminsky's intimate new opera, Lucidity, centers on an aging opera singer, portrayed by the 80-year-old ...

There’s emerging evidence that changes in levels of sex hormones over our lives might influence dementia risk in women, for example during the menopause. Some women take medication called hormone ...

Feeling sleepy and less enthusiastic during the day may indicate a higher risk of developing a syndrome that often leads to ...

In the UK, people living with certain types of dementia, can be prescribed treatments to help manage their symptoms. These are known as symptomatic treatments. They include donepezil (part of a family ...

As I give advice online to families around the world with a loved one who has dementia, one of the most frequent discussions is whether to allow these individuals to get behind the wheel of a car.

Discover how baby doll therapy can bring comfort and joy to individuals with dementia. Learn about alternative options, such as interactive stuffed animals and PARO, and tips for introducing these ...

An new study led by the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and with partnership across several Toronto Dementia Research Alliance (TDRA) sites—Baycrest, Sunnybrook Health Science Center, ...

Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia in older adults ... "The notion that an elderly person needs only physical therapy after a fall is wrong," Okun added.

The hope is that earlier intervention could stave off dementia before it disrupts people’s lives. “It’s a really exciting development that we have blood tests for Alzheimer’s,” says ...

Validation therapy is an approach to communicating with someone who has dementia that focuses on empathy, listening, and trying to find the hidden need that’s influencing the person’s statement and ...

Bangladesh emerged as a secular nation-state in 1971, one of the few Muslim-majority countries to do so. However, the country is currently undergoing a profound ideological transformation.