In the landscape of advancing age, health concerns loom larger, and among them, dementia takes a prominent place on the stage of worry. As our parents gracefully navigate the journey of growing older, ...

There are no simple, quick tests you can do that will provide a dementia diagnosis Getting a dementia diagnosis is a long and complicated process, which can be a postcode lottery. In some cases where ...

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment is a 30-point exam meant to screen for Alzheimer's and other cognitive impairments in older adults.

Dementia is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide, significantly impacting their lives and the lives of their families. Understanding and addressing dementia early can make a ...

Despite a lot of advancements in our understanding of dementia over the past few decades, doctors still don’t have a reliable way to tell who will develop the devastating condition. There's been quite ...

Dear Carol: My mom is showing signs of compromised decision-making ability as well as some short-term memory loss. I understand that there are quick, in-office tests for dementia that people can take.

A study of frozen blood samples has turned up a trove of proteins that may predict several forms of dementia more than 10 years before the disease is diagnosed, researchers from the U.K. and China ...

ALZHEIMER’S disease is more widespread than previously thought, a first-of-its-kind study suggests. Using a simple blood test ...

US President Donald Trump has once again sparked discussion about his mental fitness after stating that he took an “IQ test,” apparently mistaking it for a dementia screening. His comments have ...