Alzheimer’s. Dementia. The words are used interchangeably, but there is a difference and it’s worth knowing. Dementia is an umbrella term under which Alzheimer’s — the most common type of dementia — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, connected two very specific changes in physical abilities with cognitive ...

A slower walking pace could be a sign of cognitive decline or dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers assessed more than 16,800 healthy people over the age of 65 in the US and Australia during a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to signs of dementia, becoming more forgetful is perhaps the one that most people are aware of. While it can ...

A slower walk as you age has always been a warning sign of increasing frailty that could lead to falls and other disabilities, experts say. Emerging research in small groups of elderly subjects has ...

The 5-Cog assessment tool helped improve dementia-related care in primary care patients. 5-Cog tripled the odds that a patient would receive a dementia-related intervention within 90 days. The quick ...

Wearable technology that measures spatial navigation and gait could improve detection of diseases that cause dementia, according to a new study. Researchers performed two reviews to look at the ...

Slight changes in the way a person walks, like slowing down or developing a variable stride, could be early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Previous studies have linked walking speed in the elderly with ...

Training your brain to work faster is key for cognitive health, say scientists ...