Early detection is imperative to catch neurodegenerative diseases like dementia in their early stages and slow disease progression. But regular cognitive testing is not yet commonplace in healthcare ...

'Coming in and just answer some questions, and seeing if there’s something that needs to be investigated,' DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A Palm Beach County research organization is helping people with their ...

NEW ORLEANS — Every three seconds someone in the world develops a case of dementia. The estimated cost of that brain illness is a staggering $1.3 trillion. But you can lower your risk by knowing the ...

Geri Taylor knew something was wrong the morning she looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize her own face. That’s when she and her husband, Jim, decided it was time to go to a neurologist and get ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A nonprofit assisting dementia patients and their families gave out free memory screenings in southeast Grand Rapids Thursday. The Dementia Institute hosted a free memory ...

Why should I get a memory test? As we age, our brains undergo both anatomical and chemical changes. Shrinkage begins in our 30s and 40s, with the prefrontal cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Free memory screenings will be offered to Staten Islanders next month by a Graniteville clinical research center. The Alzheimer’s disease screenings will take place on June 2, ...