For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

A major study involving over 160,000 dementia patients has found that risperidone, a commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug, is associated with higher stroke risk across all dementia patient groups ...

A BBC health expert has spoken out about reports that there are increased risks of death for some people taking ...

A massive UK study of more than 165,000 dementia patients has uncovered troubling new evidence about risperidone, a commonly ...

A groundbreaking analysis from leading British universities has uncovered surprising links between everyday medications and dementia prevention, offering fresh hope in the fight against cognitive ...

An estimated quarter of traditional Medicare beneficiaries with dementia are prescribed risky, brain-altering drugs despite years of clinical guidelines cautioning against the practice, a new study ...

Over seven million Americans currently have Alzheimer disease (AD). That’s according to the Alzheimer’s Association. One out of every nine seniors over 65 will experience some degree of dementia.

A study found increased mortality risk in dementia patients taking antidepressants like Sertraline, Citalopram and Fluoxetine ...

Repurposing treatments to treat multiple conditions is quicker, safer, and less expensive than developing new ways to manage ...

Medications commonly used to treat dementia could result in harmful weight loss, according to UC San Francisco researchers, and clinicians need to account for this risk when prescribing these drugs to ...

Lykke Vestergaard Kastbjerg, 42, and her father Niels, 73, are among hundreds travelling to the UK for treatment.

Music, light, and digital therapies show promise as safer alternatives to risky medications in easing dementia-related agitation, offering a potential path for some patients and caregivers alike.