Your optometrist could soon be your first line of defense against dementia. Data scientists and clinical researchers are working with opticians to develop a digital tool capable of detecting the ...

As Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia — affecting an estimated 6.7 million Americans — it’s not surprising that people who experience memory loss may suspect AD.

A recent report published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association highlights the need to develop “objective criteria” for diagnosing and staging all types of ...

Antibiotics, Vaccinations and Anti-Inflammatory Medication Linked to Reduced Risk of Dementia Jan. 21, 2025 — Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are ...

The Hollywood legend, who is battling frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, a communication disorder that typically affects speech, occupied a passenger seat while driving through the San Fernando ...

Tony Hall founded the Bristol Dementia Action Alliance after his wife Barbara died in 2022 A man who spent 20 years caring for his wife has plans to open a dementia hub to help other families.

Only 60% of patients with the corticobasal syndrome have CBD as an underlying pathology, and the frontal dementia phenotype may also have variable underlying pathology. The human tau gene is ...

OBJECTIVE To test predictions that frontotemporal dementia and semantic dementia give rise to distinct patterns of behavioural change. METHODS An informant based semistructured behavioural interview, ...