Doctors and other health care providers use a comprehensive tool to assess the seven stages of dementia in the elderly called the Global Deterioration Scale. Also known as the GDS, this trusted method ...

According to research, vascular dementia is slightly more common in men than women Alzheimer’s disease is not the only cruel condition to adversely affect brain function and rob sufferers of their ...

Dementia is a common problem among older adults. Just look at the numbers: Currently, more than 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, and 10 million new cases are diagnosed every year, ...

Dementia is progressive. This means signs and symptoms may be relatively mild at first but they get worse with time. Dementia affects everyone differently, however it can be helpful to think of ...

A major new study suggests that maintaining good vascular health could substantially reduce dementia risk before age 80. Researchers followed more than 12,000 participants for 33 years and found that ...