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Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn't only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running U.S. study ...

Primary care clinics carry a tough burden. You walk in with concerns about blood pressure, pain or medication questions.

Memory problems have long been considered the primary hallmark of dementia, but a team of researchers is now challenging this view. They argue that changes in sensory perception – from vision to ...

Carole Rainey, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, started to notice something wasn't quite right with her husband, Bill, when he began to ramble in a way that was unlike him.

Misplaced your keys again? Blanked on the name of your neighbor’s dog? Don’t panic: Occasional forgetfulness is a normal part of aging. But if you have a sneaking suspicion that your memory lapses ...

A newly approved blood test can help rule out some cases based on the amount of amyloid in the brain. A neurology professor ...

In D.C., which has one of the nation’s highest dementia rates, health advocates are pushing for earlier detection and ...

As a primary care physician, I often have older patients come to me worried about dementia. They tell me they've been forgetting names or where they put their keys, and they're concerned that such ...