Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia in the UK, but what is dementia?

Dementia is often thought of as a memory problem, like when an elderly person asks the same questions or misplaces things. In reality, individuals with dementia will not only experience issues in ...

Nearly one million people in the UK are living with dementia, yet many are not aware of what it is and how it differs from ...

Most people think of dementia as a condition affecting memory and older people, but in 15 per cent of instances, this is not ...

Although many specific problems in dementia are best managed by equally specific solutions, there are some general approaches that can be used in a wide range of situations. In our first general ...

Dementia is associated with increased risk for suicidal behavior, with younger patients and men with dementia at even greater ...

We all have needs, drives, and cravings—such as hunger, territoriality, and sexuality—which stem from the ancient part of our brain that we share with reptiles. Why don’t we constantly act upon these ...

A suspected perpetrator who can barely remember his name, several traffic violations committed by a woman in her mid-fifties who is completely unreasonable and doesn't understand her behavior—should ...

The earliest clue turned out to be something surprising Bruce had experienced years before Emma Heming Willis can now pinpoint one subtle change that signaled something wasn’t quite right with her ...

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are often used interchangeably, but they actually have different meanings.