Agitation, suspicion, wandering and sundowning are the parts of dementia that exhaust families most, and they’re frequently treated as symptoms to be medicated when they’re usually messages that ...

Wandering in individuals with dementia encompasses aimless or disoriented locomotion that can pose serious health and safety risks, including falls, exposure to adverse environments and separation ...

Personality changes, irritability, and memory loss top the list of early signs of dementia. Learn more about these and other ...

Dementia doesn't just erode memory -- it also changes behavior and mental health. A study shows the brain's salience network and tau protein may be involved. When most people think of dementia, ...

Disinhibition is one of the main symptoms of the behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), a type of dementia associated with degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.

Dementia was associated with a higher risk for suicidal behavior, especially in younger vs older individuals and in men vs women, a new meta-analysis showed. A systematic review and meta-analysis ...

Recognizing surprising early signs of dementia, like new voice issues, changes in driving behaviors, and difficulty managing money, can raise red flags.

Intracellular alpha-synuclein aggregates, known as Lewy bodies (LB), are commonly observed in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia. Post-mortem studies have shown a higher frequency of neuropsychiatric ...

For years, researchers have believed prolonged sitting could raise dementia risk — but new findings suggest what you do while sitting may matter more than previously thought. The research, which was ...

Adults age 60 and older who spend more time engaging in sedentary behaviors, such as sitting while watching TV or driving, may be at increased risk for developing dementia, according to a new study.

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 ...