Advocates for Alzheimer's and dementia research applauded a $100 million increase in funding, approved by Congress and signed ...

Award Recognizes Organizations That Provide Enrichment, Care and Non-Medical Therapies for Families Impacted by ...

King of Prussia, Pa., Dec. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD), the nation’s leading nonprofit organization helping families affected by frontotemporal ...

Wandering, and "elopement," are frightening and dangerous behaviors by people with dementia. For some families, it is the point when they begin to seek institutional care for their loved one.

Comprehensive Program Takes Holistic Approach to Dementia Education, Moving Beyond Awareness to Actionable Learning ...

A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25 percent, a study said Monday, but ...

Following a competitive application process, the Alzheimer’s Association is awarding 16 local health departments and tribal health organizations for the next cohort of the Healthy Brain Initiative Roa ...

The James L. West Center for Dementia Care will host its 2nd Annual Caregiver Symposium, Dementia Care Reimagined. Guiding the Way Forward, on February 24, brin ...

HealthDay News — Lifetime exposure to cognitive enrichment is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia and a slower rate of cognitive decline, according to a study published ...

After an analysis of health data from over 131,000 people tracked for up to 43 years, researchers found that drinking coffee ...