When words fade due to dementia, talking to the people you love becomes more difficult. Fortunately, support is available.

This year's winner in NPR's College Podcast Challenge is a letter to a grandparent that grapples with health issues including ...

Millions of Americans support loved ones with dementia. While dementia caregiving can be rewarding, it can also be challenging — particularly if your loved one presents with signs of dementia. “Having ...

People with dementia who suffer from anxiety or depression may benefit from talking therapies available on the NHS, new research suggests. Previous studies estimate that 38% of people with mild ...

The awkward pauses in conversation, the repeated “ums” could reveal how healthy the brain truly is. Researchers have ...

My mother has advanced dementia and has recently started talking in gibberish. I have no idea what she means. No one can ...

About 5.8 million people in the U.S. have some form of dementia, according to the CDC, and global dementia cases are expected to triple by 2050. This is a huge issue for many people, yet it's not ...

Share on Pinterest New research indicates that talk therapy can significantly reduce depression and anxiety among people living with dementia. Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images Dementia is a leading cause of ...

Online forums for people with dementia provide a much-needed sense of community and hope and fill an important gap in the support they receive after diagnosis, a new study has found. The researchers ...

Too often, physicians are reluctant to give patients a diagnosis of dementia, even when cognitive testing shows memory loss or other symptoms. And when doctors do provide a candid diagnosis, they may ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...