"Sometimes people reminisce because there are events from their past that they enjoy remembering and talking about," Carol Bradley Bursack writes.

Whether you have any of the symptoms or not, there are things you can do to reduce your dementia risk.

People with dementia may have trouble remembering recent events or conversations. Common items may be put in unusual places, like a wallet in the refrigerator. Mood changes, such as becoming withdrawn ...

A terrible irony of dementia — which can result in the inability to recognize people and places — is that the condition itself does not get the worldwide recognition it deserves. Until now. The United ...

Sometimes family members—or even other doctors—will ask me whether it is worth evaluating individuals with memory loss because “there is so little that can be done for them.” Although I believe that ...

People with the condition may have memory problems similar to Alzheimer’s, while also experiencing stiffness, slow movement, or balance problems commonly seen in Parkinson’s disease. Because of this ...