Roughly 25 percent of dementia patients were prescribed at least one ‘potentially inappropriate’ drug between 2013 and 2021 ...

CNS-active drugs are associated with an increased risk of falls, delirium, and hospitalization. They are often prescribed for ...

Many seniors with dementia are being put at risk by brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion and hospitalization ...

Researchers analyzed Medicare claims data to find that an estimated 25 percent of dementia patients were prescribed risky medications, including antidepressants and antipsychotics.

Despite longstanding guidelines, many dementia patients are still prescribed brain-altering medications that can raise the ...

When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to ...

The youngest dementia patient in the UK has died at the age of 24 and when he passed away he had the brain of a 70-year-old.

The family of Andre Yarham, who died of frontotemporal dementia, hopes his brain can help scientific research. He is ...

Andre Yarham was just 22 years old when he was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia, making him the youngest dementia ...

Researchers from Denmark have uncovered strong evidence that depression often appears years before Parkinson’s disease and ...