Mayo Clinic geriatrician Dr. Christina Chen, the founder of the award-winning Hope Technologies startup company based in Rochester, is working on a way to improve the day-to-day lives of patients ...

Agitation is the third most common neuropsychiatric symptom observed in patients with dementia, with 30% of patients exhibiting these symptoms; the frequency increases to 80% among patients living in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Taking care of middle-aged patients means we doctors occasionally encounter one who is in distress because a ...

Questionable prescribing of CNS-active drugs persists ...

Gardening offers therapeutic benefits for individuals experiencing memory loss, providing physical exercise, sensory stimulation, and social interaction. Safe garden design considerations include ...

Here’s the sobering truth: Dealing with dementia is hard. But there’s something even harder than that – it’s dealing with your loved ones who are suffering from the neurodegenerative disorder ...

In the United States, one in three people face memory loss or dementia. In life, you never know what cards you'll be dealt. Linde Jacobs lost her mother in 2022, which makes being a mother to two ...

Cindy Towns does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

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 ...

Grief is often associated with death, says Paul Rado, 71, of La Plata County. But as he cares for his wife Jackie, 77, who has Alzheimer’s disease, he’s experiencing another kind of grief. “Ambiguous ...

A new, no-cost Medicare pilot program is available in South Florida for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. The Medicare GUIDE program acknowledges the significant toll of caring ...