DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Alzheimer’s Association say the holidays are the time to notice key changes in your loved ones that could be early signs of dementia. 2 NEWS spoke with one woman who ...

Dementia is a devastating condition that impacts up to 10 percent of older adults. And while there's no cure, getting diagnosed early can help patients get on a treatment plan and families prepare.

As daylight fades, many people with dementia experience a troubling shift in their behavior known as sundowning. This phenomenon, affecting up to 20% of Alzheimer‘s patients, brings unique ...

The onset of dementia can come ... is a "matter of life and death," she stated. "It is incumbent on everyone with a brain to take heed of the warning signs that your body gives you," she said.

The researchers found that the age-adjusted death rates for dementia were stable between 2018 and 2019. From 2019 to 2020, the rate increased by 10.2 percent, from 520.1 to 572.9 per 100,000 ...

Smith added that reducing dementia risk “doesn’t begin or end with medication.” For those who are middle-aged, paying attention to these early predictors is a “matter of life and death,” she stated.

It added that the upcoming 10-Year Health Plan should be used to “future-proof” NHS dementia services so the condition “doesn’t remain a death sentence”. The magnitude of damage caused ...

But her brain was riddled with signs ... dementia,” says Professor Matthew Kiernan, CEO of Neuroscience Research Australia, of the cognitive and functional decline that is the leading cause of ...

It added that the upcoming 10-Year Health Plan should be used to “future-proof” NHS dementia services so the condition “doesn’t remain a death sentence”. Research by Alzheimer’s Research UK shows ...