People who have obstructive sleep apnea may have an increased risk of dementia if left untreated, according to a new study of UK electronic health care records.
May 27, 2025
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A "substantial number" of dementia cases in the U.S. could be eliminated by reducing cardiometabolic conditions such as heart attack, stroke and diabetes, according to a new study from Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix.
May 24, 2025
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Changing the way health care staff speak about people living with dementia can lead to significant improvements in care practices, culture, and human connection, new research has found.
May 21, 2025
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New cases of dementia in the United States declined from 2015 to 2021, but the number of people living with the condition continued to rise due to population aging, with nearly 2.9 million traditional Medicare beneficiaries ...
May 20, 2025
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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 traditional ...
May 19, 2025
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A new study has found stark differences in the dementia care received by people in richer and poorer neighborhoods in Quebec, despite the universal health-care system.
May 19, 2025
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Dementia usually affects older people, so when it occurs in middle age, it can be hard to recognize. The most common form is frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which is often mistaken for depression, schizophrenia, or Parkinson's ...
May 16, 2025
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More than 60 million people are estimated to be living with dementia, resulting in over 1.5 million deaths a year and an annual cost to the global health care economy of around US $1.3 trillion (almost £1 trillion).
May 15, 2025
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A new study has highlighted the complex emotions and ethical dilemmas of learning your future risk of Alzheimer's disease. Among 274 healthy research participants from the US aged 65 and over, 40% declined to receive their ...
May 14, 2025
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A new study suggests that people who are at risk for rare genetic forms of frontotemporal dementia should consider being tested for a common gene variant that can protect them against the group of disorders.
May 13, 2025
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