When They Don’t Recognize You Anymore

People with dementia often forget even close family members as the disease advances. “It can throw people into an existential crisis,” one expert said.

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As RFK Jr. Champions Chronic Disease Prevention, Key Research Is Cut

Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration.

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Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds

A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline.

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Will Stimulating My Brain as I Age Keep It Sharp?

Puzzles, word games, reading, needlepoint — here’s what experts say about what may help.

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Dementia May Not Always Be the Threat It Is Now. Here’s Why.

The number of cases will increase, but the rates seem to be declining with every birth cohort that reaches advanced ages, researchers said.

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How to Care for a Loved One With Dementia: 5 Expert Tips

Gene Hackman was cared for by his wife in his final years. Her unexpected death highlights the essential and challenging job of those who care for Alzheimer’s patients.

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Aging Women’s Brain Mysteries Are Tested in Trio of Studies

Researchers identified a gene that seems to help slow brain aging in women, and studied links between hormone therapy, menopause and Alzheimer’s.

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Facing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, She Fought to Expand Assisted Suicide in Quebec

Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to become one of the few places in the world to allow people to choose a medically assisted death sometimes years in advance.

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She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death

In the Netherlands, doctors and dementia patients must negotiate a fine line: Assisted death for those without capacity is legal, but doctors won’t do it.

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These Settings Aren’t Real. But for Dementia Patients, What Is?

Fake nurseries and town squares seem to comfort patients. But some experts wonder whether they are patronizing, even infantilizing.

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