Choosing whether or not to transfer skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents to the  hospital is complicated, especially for people with cognitive impairment. Yet many people with Alzheimer's and ...

The Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act (Public Law 118-93), enacted on October 1, 2024, mandates that the National ...

A recent study looked at early predictors of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. What researchers found could help ...

Wildfires were once a rare occurrence, but as the climate becomes warmer and drier, they've become more common and more widespread. Now, a study has shown they could be putting tens of millions of ...

In this five-part series, neurologist Jules Montague and William Miller go into the homes of people with rare dementias, to discover that dementia is not what we think it is. Show more In this ...

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While older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are more likely to be taking more than five medications, there is little research examining the impact of multiple daily ...

The same risk factors that contribute to making heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide also impact the rising ...

Kosali Simon, PhD, M.A., a professor with the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a Regenstrief Institute research scientist; and Katherine Baicker, PhD, University of ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

FTD is an umbrella term for a group of dementias which mainly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which are responsible for such things as personality, behaviour, language and ...