Families caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease now have a second FDA-cleared drug for agitation, and for the first time ...

—Managing agitation in nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias could be improved by augmenting Minimum Data Set data with information from electronic medical records.

Reviewed by Anton Porsteinsson, MD, Director of the University of Rochester Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Research and Education Program (AD-CARE) in New York; and the first William B. and Sheila Konar, ...

Sheryl A. Oglesby is a certified dementia practitioner, certified Montessori dementia care professional and a certified ...

More Medicaid beneficiaries are undergoing nursing home-to-community transfers, report finds New research reveals that excessive sedentary behavior significantly increases Alzheimer’s disease risk, ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, an umbrella term for cognitive decline that significantly impairs memory, thinking, and behavior. Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative condition ...

Over 6 million Americans are impacted by Alzheimer's disease, and researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh are discovering how lifestyle habits can impact ...

In addition to monitoring function and cognitive decline, ongoing regular management of general health and other medical conditions is essential to the care of the patient with AD. Management goals ...

Alzheimer’s disease is often associated with older adults, typically those over 65 years old. But for some, the journey begins much earlier — often in their 50s — when they are still in the prime ...

Recognizing surprising early signs of dementia, like changes in driving behaviors and difficulty managing money, can help raise a red flag so people can get the help they need.

Angela Jefferson, PhD, professor of Neurology and founding director of the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center at VUMC. The research study was led by Marissa Gogniat, PhD, assistant professor of ...