New technologies designed for older adults with dementia are helping them socialize and maintain daily routines, finds a recent meta-analysis. The review analyzed the existing body of literature ...

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Sometimes good things do come from bad legislation. When Gov. Greg Abbott signed the “Chick-fil-A Bill” into law in 2019, David Shannon took advantage of the opportunity it presented and teamed up ...

FILE – In this Aug. 14, 2018 file photo, Dr. William Burke goes over a PET brain scan at Banner Alzheimers Institute in Phoenix. The drug company Biogen Inc. says it will seek federal approval for a ...

MEDINA, Ohio -- As a social worker with 30 years of experience working with aging populations and people with disabilities, I felt I was more prepared than most people to help my 70-year-old mother ...

Julieta* grew weaker as her illness progressed. She was a frail, 4'11", elderly woman battling terminal cancer who began punching the air, trying to assert control over an unfamiliar reality. As her ...

Dementia affects 10 to 20 percent of those aged 65 and older, with the prevalence increasing significantly with age. About 5 to 7 percent of those aged 65 to 74 have dementia, rising to 15 to 20 ...