Politicians, like everyone else, age. Some will develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia. How worried should we be about ...

At least 4.3 million people 55 or older who have cognitive impairment or dementia live alone in the United States.

One Baltimore-area victim, an 83-year-old woman whom CNN described as wearing “pajamas with holes in them because she didn’t ...

An author of the 1973 American Psychiatric Association standard says it was never meant to stop doctors from expressing their ...

Yolanda Howell, missing from her Country Club Hills home since Oct. 8, was found dead in the Bartel Grassland preserve.

A Springdale man and woman accused of taking advantage of an incompetent person have turned themselves into Tontitown police, ...

More than 11 million adults in the United States are caring for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia ...

A groundbreaking laser test can now detect dementia in just seconds, offering faster, cheaper, and more accurate diagnoses ...

Scientists finally know how a crucial fat molecule in the brain manages to survive while helping break down other fats. Are ...

Dementia-friendly towns, restaurants and cruises can improve the lives of people with dementia by offering experiences that ...

The university was recently awarded a grant for a first-of-its-kind study on how incarceration affects health, age-related ...

An elderly woman with undiagnosed dementia who killed a toddler should not have been driving, an inquiry has ruled.