People with dementia don’t just lose their memories — they often battle depression, too, with specialists estimating up to half of patients experience this side effect. But experts are now ...

Citation: Harrison Dening K, Giotas D (2025) Diagnosis of dementia in different care settings: a guide for nurses. Nursing Times [Online]; 121: 3. Authors: Karen Harrison Dening is head of research ...

Some medications could have the unintended benefit of reducing dementia risk. That’s according to a recent study by the universities of Cambridge and Exeter, where researchers evaluated several ...

"Normal" levels of vitamin B12 may not be enough to ward off dementia, new research finds. Researchers at University of California San Francisco studied 231 healthy older adults (averaging 71 ...

Alison Pilnick receives funding from NIHR to carry out research to improve communication with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting. Approximately one quarter of hospital beds in ...

Doctors often use antidepressants to manage the depression, anxiety and agitation that accompanies a diagnosis of dementia. Now, a new study suggests the use of antidepressants may hasten the ...

An estimated 6.7 million people in the US are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, and this number could increase to 13.8 million by 2060, according to the NIH. While there are many lifestyle ...

Antidepressants are commonly used to help relieve such symptoms as aggressiveness, anxiety, depression and disrupted sleep in patients with dementia. "Depressive symptoms can both worsen cognitive ...

Share on Pinterest Long-term use of some over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication is linked to a lower risk of dementia. Image credit: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images. Nonsteroidal ...

A simple blood test for people with a certain sleep disorder may help predict the development of dementia years before symptoms occur, according to a new study. Idiopathic REM sleep behaviour ...

But new research suggests we may not be getting enough B12, which could actually raise your risk of developing dementia in the future. Here’s what neurologists and a dietitian want you know ...