Wandering, and "elopement," are frightening and dangerous behaviors by people with dementia. For some families, it is the ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have developed a simple, one-question screening tool that could help doctors quickly identify hoarding behaviors in patients with memory loss and ...

The authors explored hospice clinician and caregiver perspectives on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and their management. BPSD are common and challenging, impacting both ...

Medical experts warn that "obsessive" food fixations and behavioral changes during meals can precede memory loss in certain ...

Doctors are increasingly warning that what happens in the middle of the night can reveal far more than whether you are simply a “good sleeper.” A growing body of research suggests that a specific ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Alzheimer’s disease often presents a range of challenging symptoms, and agitation stands out as one of the most complex for caregivers and healthcare providers to manage. This is especially true for ...

Researchers have developed a diagnostic panel that identifies cognitive decline by analyzing how blood proteins fold. This ...

Is it therapeutic for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia to listen to a lot of Christmas carols or music around the holidays? Music has often been described as a universal language, and studies have ...