Dr. Tim Rittman has identified that persistent low mood and increased anxiety could be early warning signs of developing dementia, emphasizing the importance of catching symptoms early for better trea ...

When people think about dementia, their minds usually go straight to memory loss — forgetting names, losing their keys, ...

Relying on clinical symptoms of memory loss to diagnose Alzheimer's disease may miss other forms of dementia caused by Alzheimer's that don't initially affect memory, reports a new Northwestern ...

A reader's friend had an episode where she seemed confused as to where she was and how she got there. They took her to the emergency room, where the doctor said she had an otherwise completely normal ...

One of the most common side effects of aging is forgetfulness or memory loss. You may find that details you used to recall easily are suddenly difficult to retrieve. When you think of improving your ...

As Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia — affecting an estimated 6.7 million Americans — it’s not surprising that people who experience memory loss may suspect AD. In fact, there is ...

As a primary care physician, I often have older patients come to me worried about dementia. They tell me they've been forgetting names or where they put their keys, and they're concerned that such ...

Brain fog and memory loss are common symptoms before, during, and after a migraine attack. They're usually temporary but can ...

Scientists at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota say they have identified a new type of memory loss. Limbic-predominant amnestic neurodegenerative syndrome, or LANS, affects the brain's limbic system, which ...

A recent study finds that six specific depressive symptoms in midlife may increase the risk of dementia later in life by ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, led by Bindu Paul, an associate professor of pharmacology, psychiatry and neuroscience ...