As the new year is getting started, I would ask everyone in our community, who has a person with dementia or wander risk to order a GPS tracker for their loved ones. Once again, I have read another ...

Community Corrections’ Monitoring and Compliance Unit in Hobart currently tracks convicted family violence perpetrators, ...

Dementia is a syndrome that involves severe loss of cognitive abilities as a result of disease or injury. Dementia caused by traumatic brain injury is often static, whereas dementia caused by ...

If you think that someone you know may have dementia, but they have not been diagnosed, talk to your doctor. GPs will often be involved in the process of a diagnosis, either by making a diagnosis ...

When should someone with dementia stop driving? My 83-year-old father has some dementia issues but still drives himself around town pretty well. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, Most doctors agree ...

We still don’t know what causes Alzheimer’s disease. We’re all very familiar with what it is, though, because it’s so common. Around 1pc of us will develop it and that’s only going to ...

Alzheimer’s can cause distressing behaviors for both the person and caregivers. While not everyone with the condition will become aggressive, it’s important to know how to manage these ...

A clinical trial has shown an online lifestyle intervention program can improve cognition in older adults, which researchers say could be used to reduce the number of people with dementia.

No cure has been found for Alzheimer’s disease, which isn’t considered a preventable condition. Anti-inflammatory diets may help slow the progression of the disease and also reduce the risk of ...

Languages: English. Taking too long to enter the phase of sleep in which we dream may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who ...