Listening to music appears to be more effective in reducing agitation, behavioral symptoms and anxiety for older adults with dementia than does their singing or playing along with music. That's…
The thinking ability of people with Alzheimer's disease changes depending on the season, researchers report. These patients are better in the late summer and early fall than in the winter and spring,…
The 3-minute Visual Association Test (VAT), which tests associative memory, is a highly sensitive and valuable tool for detecting dementia risk in patients with a small decline on the 30-point Mini-Mental State…
A multimillion-dollar village designed as part of an experimental treatment for sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease has started construction in southwestern France. The complex—hailed as France’s first “Alzheimer’s village”—will house 120 people and will…