Here, experts explain genetics in Alzheimer’s and dementia, including if it’s hereditary, how to lower your risk, and ...

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The brain of a US woman with Down syndrome showed the classic signs of Alzheimer’s disease upon her death, yet she remained ...

As the population of Americans grows older, many are having to take care of parents or grandparents who have alzheimer’s or ...

Researchers analyzed the brain of a woman with down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease, and were shocked to discover that ...

This unexpected early warning sign relates to a change in sensory perception, specifically your sense of smell. A declining ...

Caregiving for a loved one with dementia can be an exhausting task with no respite. The deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife ...

Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming narrated a conversation she had with a “prominent doctor” The doctor spoke to her about a ...

Competing realities can be a major source of distress for those with dementia and some ways of responding are more effective than others.

Improv offers valuable tools for care partners, family members, and others to interact with people with dementia.

New Mexico has paired up with the Alzheimer's Association in a pilot U.S. initiative aimed at raising awareness about a ...

Local police officers went through a special training to help them better interact with people who have dementia.