Millions of Americans support loved ones with dementia. While dementia caregiving can be rewarding, it can also be challenging — particularly if your loved one presents with signs of dementia. “Having ...

Darren Wills was a former player, captain and assistant manager at Torpoint AFC as well as a player and supporter for ...

This year's winner in NPR's College Podcast Challenge is a letter to a grandparent that grapples with health issues including ...

Experts have flagged several over-the-counter and prescription medications. By Dana G. Smith If you look inside your medicine cabinet, there’s likely some good news and bad news when it comes to brain ...

Memory loss is usually the first thing people think of when it comes to dementia. The condition, which affects 7 million Americans, is primarily defined by memory issues, forgetfulness and gradual ...

Strides have been made in the world of dementia research compared with even just a few years ago. There’s now a blood test that can diagnose Alzheimer’s accurately 90% of the time, and more is ...

In the world’s fastest aging society, artificial intelligence is being used to make care calls to older adults who live alone and to fight dementia. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul, Bucheon , ...

Ted Turner, Atlanta’s beloved, inimitable “Captain Outrageous” and “the Mouth from the South,” died on May 6. The visionary ...

Frank Poulsen has dementia, and like many people with memory loss, he often feels self-conscious in social situations. It can be embarrassing, he says, when he loses his train of thought or when ...

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If you were to imagine a waterfall, a misty cascade into an azure pool surrounded by towering trees might come to mind. That mental vision might also be accompanied by the imagined roar of water ...

An experimental gene therapy appears safe and highly effective for restoring hearing to people born with a rare form of deafness, researchers reported Wednesday. The study, the largest and longest to ...