Six years after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, 90-year-old Zelik (Zel) Bocknek refuses to slow down — and he believes his active ...

An 80-something patient came in for an annual visit recently and was worried that recent memory lapses might be symptoms of ...

Doctors who prescribe cannabis to dementia patients say it can alleviate anxiety, agitation and pain, and improve sleep, appetite and mood. While there isn’t much definitive research on the use of ...

A new study has revealed that drinking alcohol could speed up the progression of Alzheimer's disease, with the findings indicating that the two are associated ...

The Scripps scientists analyzed genetic information from hundreds of thousands of individual brain cells from 75 patients ...

In a small early trial using a transcranial magnetic stimulation procedure, scientists were able to target a key brain ...

Braisted said wandering is a risk for every person living with Alzheimer's or other dementias. "So, it's really important to ...

A compassionate, multidisciplinary approach can help manage one of the most complex challenges nursing homes and other long-term care providers face.

Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she ...

New research from Scripps Research links Alzheimer’s disease and alcohol use disorder, showing similar gene expression ...

November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month, and if you have a loved one in the beginning stages of the disease, a local clinical ...

assess whether the patient is experiencing "persistent, unbearable physical or psychological suffering" that cannot be relieved -- which does not systematically happen in people with dementia, for ...