Researchers found a link between 29 infections and diseases, including cystitis and Parkinson's, and a higher risk of ...

Now researchers are exploring the link between the condition and menopause, and whether treatment could affect the risk for ...

A Virginia nursing home resident with dementia would cry out at night when there were long delays in answering her call bell.

EHR-driven identification and outreach target older adults at high risk for cognitive impairment, addressing evidence that most mild cognitive impairment remains undetected in primary care. Community ...

Research has found that older adults who experience persistent difficulties in daily activities like preparing meals, ...

In an ambitious study, memory and learning abilities improved substantially after exercise among mice with a form of the ...

A study of 374,000 people finds that severe infections, such as UTIs and pneumonia, significantly increase dementia risk independently of other illnesses.

(Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment/Getty Images) A multitude of factors contribute to dementia risk, and scientists may have just ...

Infections are increasingly being linked to a higher risk of dementia. In the latest research, scientists have found that ...

A COMMON bladder infection could increase the risk of dementia by a fifth, scientists suggest. Cystitis, a urinary tract ...

The HHS Inspector General claims that some nursing homes are inappropriately diagnosing residents with schizophrenia and prescribing antipsychotics without proper oversight.

Can a spinal fluid test diagnose Parkinson’s? Researchers have identified DOPA decarboxylase as a key biomarker that separates Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia from other forms of cognitive decline.