The shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of developing dementia over seven years by about 20%. That’s more than any other known intervention, according to research from Stanford. The findings are ...

Experts also warn the boarding issue will worsen as the number of people 65 and older in the U.S. with dementia grows in the coming decades. Hospital bed capacity in the U.S. may not keep up. Between ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Memory loss is one of the most noticeable early signs of dementia, a progressive ...

During Friday's episode (April 11) of the ITV soap, Abi Webster (Sally Carman) went to collect Kevin's anti-sickness ...

Screens are steadily taking over more and more of our life, leading some researchers to worry about the effect of long-term ...

Long ER waits in the U.S. are common, especially for older patients. Some wait for many hours or even days before they get a hospital bed.

If someone with dementia isn’t hungry, you can meal prep for them and encourage them to eat small bites. Find out how to get ...

The following year, in February 2023, they confirmed that Bruce Willis' condition had progressed and that they had a definitive diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, aka FTD, a degenerative disease ...

A new study found that emergency room visits and hospitalizations tied to cannabis use among older adults has skyrocketed since the early 2000s.

Medical News Today looks at four recent studies to examine which aspects of health and behavior can influence a person's risk of developing dementia, including sleep, vaccines, and cholesterol levels ...

Rescue crews in Putnam County successfully found a 73-year-old man with dementia, stuck in the mud near the Auglaize River on Monday night. The man only had minor injuries.