When a resident with dementia becomes agitated, staff face an immediate and difficult decision. Do they reach for medication, ...

Patients with treatment-resistant depression who engaged in a single day of treatment with inhaled mebufotenin reported ...

A new report says some US nursing homes may be falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia to justify using powerful antipsychotic drugs.

The shifting guidelines for blood pressure control may remind those at advanced ages of a dance fad from their youth, the ...

Experts agree that hearing aids are a key tool in preventing dementia. Untreated hearing loss increases the risk of dementia, ...

Fear of dementia is rising almost as fast as the condition itself. And where fear grows, so does a market promising protection. Among the most popular offerings is Ginkgo biloba, a centuries-old ...

A new study from researchers at the University of California, San Diego has raised concerns about a group of widely used medications that may affect brain health over time. These drugs, known as ...

Family of two-year-old face the ultimate ‘race against time’ as they fight to access life-saving treatment before it is too ...

The analysis produced evidence on the effect of de-prescribing preventive medications, such as antihypertensives, statins and antidiabetics, compared to continuing clinical, physiological, safety, and ...

The study found no significant cognitive benefits from exercising for older adults. Combining exercise with heart medications did not produce significant cognitive benefits.

Humans have long dreamed of a cure-all.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. In Greek mythology, the goddess Panacea carried a ...

NDA submitted seeking approval of IGALMI® in the at-home (outpatient) setting for the treatment of acute agitation associated ...