Dementia is an umbrella term to describe cognitive (thinking) problems that are severe enough to affect everyday life. There are many types of dementia – such as Alzheimer's disease, which is the most ...
In a long-running RCT, older adults who completed adaptive speed-of-processing training with boosters were less likely to develop dementia — a benefit not seen with memory or reasoning training.
Research from Canada shows that people vaccinated against shingles have a lower dementia risk. There may be a catch, however.
As a professor of the psychiatry of older people at University College London, Gill Livingston has encountered many cases ...
Researchers highlighted the link between the condition and a surprisingly common - but manageable - health problem.
A 20-year follow-up of older adults in the ACTIVE randomized trial linked to Medicare claims found that speed of processing cognitive training with booster sessions was associated with a significantly ...
ATLANTA — It takes a special person to tackle an issue shrouded in shame and stigma, but 50 years ago, Rosalynn Carter brought mental health out of the shadows and into boardrooms, government chambers ...