Dementia is not often a big issue for younger generations; it becomes a problem as we start to age. It is a cognitive degenerative condition that affects our memory, behavior as well as the way we ...

Perhaps no neurologic disorder is feared more than Alzheimer dementia. At least a few times a week, a concerned elderly man or woman comes to my office wondering whether their forgetfulness or loss of ...

A person’s body can age faster than the calendar suggests, and that gap may carry important clues about dementia risk. In a study of more than 220,000 UK Biobank participants, researchers at King’s ...

One simple screening tool for cognitive impairment is the clock-drawing test (CDT): the patient is provided with a printed circle and asked to draw a clock face with the hands pointing to a certain ...

You’ve forgotten a few appointments lately and you find yourself losing track of conversations. Close friends or family may ...