Dementia

Using Music to Spark Memories in People with Dementia

Finding an activity that prompts a sense of alertness and a “return to themselves” can be priceless for families and caregivers. One possibility that researchers are optimistic about is the use of ...

A Look at Another Kind of Dementia

While Alzheimer’s disease makes up 60-80% of dementia cases, there are two other types accounting for much of the rest: vascular and Lewy Body dementias. Vascular dementia relates to sudden changes...

Music, Dance, Diet Key to Slowing Down Dementia Study Suggests

Brain Research NZ, a new collaborative centre of research excellence led by Auckland and Otago Universities, wants to recruit people later this year who have the first signs of dementia so that the...

Art and Alzheimer's: Film Looks at How Creativity Sparks Connections

People of a certain age will remember the lovely screen actress, Olivia deHavilland, who made many movies during the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. She is now 98 years of age. In 2009, at approximately 93,...

Low BP Might Speed Mental Decline in Dementia

Antihypertensive regimens that perhaps work a little too well were linked to faster cognitive decline among older adults with pre-existing dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a cohort st...

GAO Report Urges Fewer Antipsychotic Drugs For Dementia Patients

Older adults with Alzheimer's Disease or other forms of dementia are at risk of being prescribed dangerous antipsychotic medication whether they live in nursing homes or not. That's according to a ...

Brain Health for Alzheimer's

There are lifestyle habits that you can adopt to maintain or potentially improve your health as you age. These habits, spanning four categories — physical health and exercise, diet and nutrition, c...

Skipping Breakfast May Promote Type II Diabetes As The Protein Levels Drop Significantly

A recent study has revealed that regularly skipping breakfast could end up with harmful results. Research suggests that whether the breakfast is skipped as a part of strict dieting or due to less a...

Study Reveals Mechanism Behind Most Common Form of Inherited Alzheimer's Disease

A study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) reveals for the first time exactly how mutations associated with the most common form of inhe...

What is Dementia?

Dementia is a collective term used to describe the problems that people with various underlying brain disorders or damage can have with their memory, language and thinking. Alzheimer's disease is t...