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 ...

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

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 ...

Prescribing physical activity to older adults reduces risk factors for chronic disease and improves functional independence, ...

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

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A UK study just last month found sports-related concussions could make people more prone to neurological diseases including dementia. But any bash to the head from a fall to a car accident ...

The number of family caregivers supporting older adults living in home and residential-care settings increased 32%, from 18.2 million to 24.1 million, between 2011 and 2022, according to a new study ...

An inquest into the homicide of a grandfather who died at the hands of a dementia patient in an aged care facility has found ...

Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia which falls under the "dementia umbrella." It's the most diagnosed form of dementia, although there are three more types of dementia which are prevalent.

A system-wide data tool for frailty, dementia, or end-of-life patients has reduced inequalities, improved collaboration and ...

If a person with dementia cannot decide about their care themselves, it may fall to family members or caregivers. The National Institute on Aging recommends people talk with the person with ...