June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, which promotes understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, its effects on patients and their families, and the importance of early diagnosis. More than 55 million people worldwide live with Alzheimer’s or ...
Frontotemporal dementia is a degenerative brain disease that progressively affects memory, personality, emotions, behavior, coordination, and the ability to speak and understand what others are saying. People with FTD may also develop a condition called ...
For some people with cognitive decline, late afternoon and early evening can be challenging. As day begins fading into night, people with dementia and Alzheimer’s may experience a phenomenon called sundowning, which includes a collection ...
Vascular dementia is a degenerative illness resulting from reduced blood flow to the brain. It causes problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory, and other cognitive processes. Often, vascular dementia results from a stroke or other ...
While cognitive decline is typical among older adults, early-onset dementia cases have increased throughout the U.S. As early-onset dementia and Alzheimer’s disease continue to affect Americans under age 65, it’s essential to understand the impact ...
According to the Pew Research Center, many older people worldwide are fortunate to live in large, extended families. However, in the U.S., this arrangement is not the norm. Aging adults are much more likely to ...
