Dementia

The Magic Mad Hat

Please tell us why you are involved in the Dementia community? Do you have Dementia? No, I do not have Dementia. I am a comedy performer, specialized in Improvised comedy (Improv). Improv has posit...

Caring for Elderly Parents: Managing Role-Reversal

Fifty-nine-year-old Linda, who lives 15 minutes away in Kansas City, had just four days to shift roles from self-exiled daughter to daily caregiver and major decision-maker. Her immediate obligatio...

Diet That Will Cut Your Alzheimer’s Risk in Half

More than 5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease — the most common form of dementia that affects memory, cognitive processes, and behavior. If you could prevent yourself ...

Finger food to improve dementia patients' independence

A new finger food menu for patients living with dementia is being piloted at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in an attempt to encourage greater independence. Nutrition, catering and nursing staff worked ...

Healthy Living Can Delay Dementia – Study

Regular exercise, a healthy diet, brain training and social activities were found to help stave off mental decline. The study is the first large-scale human trial to show that healthy living can h...

Milk Might Help Treat Dementia

Drinking three glasses of milk a day could help stave off diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, say researchers. A new US study shows a link between milk consumption and higher levels of a ...

Personal Stories: Anonymous

My mom has Dementia. We first noticed her acting different from her usual self immediately after knee surgery in 2005. When she was in her hospital room and still coming out of anesthesia, she was ...

New Hope for Treating Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's dementia affects more than 5 million Americans and is our sixth leading cause of death. But unlike other leading killers-heart disease, stroke, diabetes and a number of cancers-there is...

Big Data Sheds New Light on the 'Gephyrin Gene'

Source: China Topix Using big data analysis, a team of computer scientists stumbled upon new clues that shed light on an important protein called "gephyrin". The gephyrin protein is a master regula...

Reducing Dementia-Related Agitation: There's an App for That

Computer applications (apps) on electronic tablets such as iPads may offer a safe, effective, nonpharmacologic option for addressing agitation in dementia patients who have associated behavioral pr...