Seniors who fall are at higher risk of being diagnosed with dementia over the next year, according to researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. A recent study of data on more than 2 million older ...

Older adults who experience injurious falls are more likely to develop dementia within a year of their accident compared to ...

New research suggests that wearing continuous glucose monitors could lower the risk of dementia. Experts discuss how symptoms can overlap between diabetes and dementia.

Slowness in walking: The first sign is that patients typically show some slowness in walking. This is commonly seen in ...

This week's topics include neuropathy after chemotherapy, a comprehensive approach to dementia care, mortality and falls, and life expectancy and educational attainment. Rick: And life expectancy ...

Alcohol can exacerbate such health disorders as diabetes, hypertension, stroke and memory deficits, all of which raise the risk of dementia. Also, drinking too much raises the danger of falls ...

Dementia — the progressive erosion of memory ... “At older age, addressing hearing loss and minimizing the risk of falls and head injury is important,” he said. Coresh pointed out that ...

Technology is available to assist with nearly every facet of modern life, including helping to prevent people with dementia ...